And a Large Bird, Descending from the Sky, Hurls Itself against the Topmost Point of Her Hair by Odilon Redon

And a Large Bird, Descending from the Sky, Hurls Itself against the Topmost Point of Her Hair 1888

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pencil drawn

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light pencil work

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pencil sketch

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old engraving style

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charcoal drawing

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portrait reference

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pencil drawing

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limited contrast and shading

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portrait drawing

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pencil work

"And a Large Bird, Descending from the Sky, Hurls Itself against the Topmost Point of Her Hair" is a lithograph created in 1888 by French symbolist artist Odilon Redon. The work depicts a woman with long, dark hair, with a large bird swooping down on her head. The lithograph's haunting and dreamlike imagery is characteristic of Redon's style, which sought to evoke emotions and ideas through symbolic forms and compositions. This work is considered one of his most iconic and captures the essence of his exploration of the subconscious.

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