Who created "A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice)"?

A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice) was created by Odilon Redon in 1897–1898.

What medium is "A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice)"?

A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice) is Lithograph.

Is "A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice)" in the public domain?

Yes, A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice)

Q: When was "A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice)" created?

This artwork was created 1897–1898.

Odilon Redon

1897–1898

Medium

Lithograph

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 3/16 × 11 7/8 in. (36 × 30.2 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Asher Ethan Miller, in memory of Eric G. Carlson, 2019

Accession Number

2019.410

Tags

DiceWomen

Art Historical Context

Odilon Redon, a leading in French Symbolism, created this lithograph as a trial plate for illustrations accompanying Stéphane Mallarmé's 1897 poem *Un Coup de Dés Jamais N'Aira le Hasard*A Throw of the Dice Never Abolish Chance"). to 1897–1898, it captures the fin-de-siècle fascination with chance, fate, and the cosmos, themes central to Mallarmé's innovative typography and layout that broke from traditional poetry forms. Redon's ethereal style—blending dreamlike fantasy with subtle mysticism—perfectly complemented the poem's abstract exploration of uncertainty. Printed on a modest sheet (14 ...

About the Artist

Odilon Redon · 1840–1916

Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was a French Symbolist painter, printmaker, and pastellist whose visionary art bridged the 19th-century Symbolist movement and 20th-century Surrealism. Born Bertrand Redon in Bordeaux on April 20, 1840, he earned the nickname "Odilon" from his mother Odile. His father, who made his fortune in the Louisiana slave trade, conceived Odilon in New Orleans before the family retu...

A Trial Plate for Mallarmé's "Un coup de dés" (A Throw of the Dice)

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