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Redon, Odilon

1840–1916

Nationality: France
Born: 1840, Bordeaux
Died: 1916, Paris
Gender: male

Movements

Symbolism

Occupations

artist
painter
visual artist
lithographer
illustrator
printmaker
draftsperson
sculptor
architectural draftsperson
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Biography

Redon began his career as a draftsman in charcoal (which he called his 'Noirs'), and lithographer, working almost exclusively with black, but after 1900 he began to explore new motifs, flowers becoming a favored subject, rendered in vivid color in oils and pastel. After 1886, when the term was defined, Redon was considered to be a paragon of Symbolist visual art.

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Notable Works

  • The Cyclops
  • Les Yeux clos
  • The Birth of Venus

Artworks

170 artworks
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)

1897–1898

Pegasus and Bellerophon

Pegasus and Bellerophon

ca. 1888

Pandora

Pandora

ca. 1914

Vase of Flowers (Pink Background)

Vase of Flowers (Pink Background)

ca. 1906

Etruscan Vase with Flowers

Etruscan Vase with Flowers

1900–1910

The Chariot of Apollo

The Chariot of Apollo

1905–16

Bouquet of Flowers

Bouquet of Flowers

ca. 1900–1905

Bouquet in a Chinese Vase

Bouquet in a Chinese Vase

ca. 1912–14

Madame Arthur Fontaine (Marie Escudier, born 1865)

Madame Arthur Fontaine (Marie Escudier, born 1865)

1901

Cover of Songes Album

Cover of Songes Album

n.d.

Brown Paper Cover (wrapper) for the series, The Haunted House (La Maison Hantée)

Brown Paper Cover (wrapper) for the series, The Haunted House (La Maison Hantée)

1896

Brunnhilde (The Twilight of the Gods)

Brunnhilde (The Twilight of the Gods)

1894

And over there, the Astral Idol, the Apotheosis

And over there, the Astral Idol, the Apotheosis

1891

The vague glimmer of a head suspended in space

The vague glimmer of a head suspended in space

1891

In the shadow of the wing, the black creature bit

In the shadow of the wing, the black creature bit

1891

A Veil, a Printed Image

A Veil, a Printed Image

1891

Druidesse

Druidesse

1891

Pilgrim from a sublunar world

Pilgrim from a sublunar world

1891

Perversity

Perversity

1891

Fear

Fear

1866

Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel

1886

Title page to the series, The Haunted House (La Maison Hantée)

Title page to the series, The Haunted House (La Maison Hantée)

1896

Hideous Larvae

Hideous Larvae

1896

To all appearances, it was a hand of flesh and blood just like my own

To all appearances, it was a hand of flesh and blood just like my own

1896