A Strange Juggler, plate 5 from Homage to Goya 1885

"A Strange Juggler" is a lithograph by Odilon Redon from his series *Homage to Goya* (1885), which was inspired by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya. The artwork depicts a figure shrouded in darkness, holding a large, circular object, possibly a mirror. The shadowy figure, surrounded by other ghostly forms, evokes a sense of mystery and the unknown, characteristic of Redon’s “black” period. This artwork, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases Redon's mastery of black and white, resulting in a composition that is both evocative and unsettling.