Before the Black Sun of Melancholy, Lenore Appears, plate two from To Edgar Poe 1882

"Before the Black Sun of Melancholy, Lenore Appears" is a lithograph created by Odilon Redon in 1882. This is part of a series of works dedicated to the poet Edgar Allen Poe. The print features a woman with large eyes in profile, draped in a veil, evocative of Redon's signature style, which blended elements of Symbolism and Decadence, capturing a sense of mystery and haunting beauty. It is currently in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.