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Happy Halloween! The stars and planets must be in alignment, because the letter we’re up on fits perfectly with a very Halloween-appropriate artist. It’s thanks to Prep Lad, who brought him to my attention, that I can bring him to yours – they tend to only put one or two of this artist’s images in all the standard survey books, so it was Prep Lad who said, “Ooh! I know the perfect artist for a Halloween entry!” Therefore,

is for Odilon Redon.

( The ghosts of all things past parade, Emerging from the mist and shade That hid them from our gaze, And, full of song and ringing mirth, In one glad moment of rebirth, And again they walk the ways of earth As in the ancient days. )