Odilon Redon (1840-1916 )Apocalypse of Saint John. 1899. Lithograph. Album size: 440 x 630. Mellerio 173 to 185 ; Johnson 104. Complete set of 12 plates. Very nice and fresh proofs on chine applied on strong white vellum. All margins. Lithographed cover on strong beige japanese paper of the edition, signed with the initials in blue pencil on the 2nd plate at the foot, slightly faded (some broken folds, light soiling and foxing, heavy dusting at the edges of the 3rd plate). Edition of 100 proofs. A. Vollard publisher. Contains the following plates :- And he had in his right hand seven stars... (Mellerio 174) . Small trace of glue visible in the black in the centre left at low light. Very light foxing on the support. Small ripples on the right edge. - Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne... (Mellerio 175). - And he who was mounted on it was called death. (Mellerio 176). Tiny dots of rust or ink under the subject in the lower margin. - Then the angel took the censer. (Mellerio 177). Two tiny ink dots above the subject in the upper margin. - And there fell from heaven a great star, burning like a torch. (Mellerio 178). - ... a woman clothed with the Sun, (Mellerio 179). - And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven. (Mellerio 180). - After that, I saw an angel descend from heaven... (Mellerio 181). Almost imperceptible light foxing at the head of the folio. An ink dot in the upper margin. - ... and bound him for a thousand years. (Mellerio 182). Small white spot in the bottom left corner (ink defect). Very light marginal foxing, barely perceptible. Two ink dots at the left edge of the folio. - And the devil who seduced them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone... (Mellerio 183). Minute bands of oxidation and some rust spots at the extreme edge of the folio. - And I John, I saw the holy city... (Mellerio 184). Tiny ink dots in the margins. - It is I, John, who saw and heard these things. (Mellerio 185). Minor dusting at the extreme edge of the folio. Small ink stain at foot of verso. "The album Apocalypse de saint Jean de Redon differs from those of the Nabis in that it refuses the color advocated by Vollard. In it, the master of black takes up the theme of the journey of the spirit, dear to symbolism, as the saint's revelations unfold. From print to print, the amateur is invited to join this mystical adventure, in the intimacy of his study. He is guided by the captions of the lithographs which quote the last book of the New Testament and introduce in the Vollard editions a new relationship to the text. " (Clara Roca, cartel for the exhibition "Limited Edition, Vollard, Petiet and the Master Print", exhibition at the Petit Palais, Paris, 19 May-29 August 2021).