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Odilon Redon's surreal fish-man drawing is both creepy and captivating

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Aug 08, 2025
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'Then a strange creature appeared with a head of man and a body of a fish' by Odilon Redon (1888) | Public Domain Image Archive

Today I had fun looking at this 1888 drawing by Odilon Redon titled, "Then a strange creature appeared with a head of man and a body of a fish." The intricate detail, scratchy texture, and creepiness of this drawing are fantasti…

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