Untitled

Untitled

Rodolphe Bresdin

1854

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This black-and-white print shows a dark forest scene with twisted trees and a small pond. Skeletons and shadowy figures move through the woods, some standing, others lying on the ground. The sky above is bright with puffy clouds, while the forest floor looks tangled and eerie. The title at the bottom, *"La Comédie de la Mort"* (The Comedy of Death), hints this isn’t just a regular landscape—it’s a strange, symbolic take on life and death. If this style intrigues you, look up lithography to see how artists like Bresdin made prints like this.

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