Who created "Bouquet of Flowers"?

Bouquet of Flowers was created by Odilon Redon in ca. 1900–1905.

When was "Bouquet of Flowers" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1900–1905.

What medium is "Bouquet of Flowers"?

Bouquet of Flowers is Pastel on paper.

Is "Bouquet of Flowers" in the public domain?

Yes, Bouquet of Flowers is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Bouquet of Flowers

Odilon Redon

ca. 1900–1905

Medium

Pastel on paper

Dimensions

31 5/8 x 25 1/4 in. (80.3 x 64.1 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George B. Post, 1956

Accession Number

56.50

Tags

FlowersVasesStill Life

Art Historical Context

Step into the dreamlike world of Odilon Redon withBouquet of Flowers*, captivating pastel on paper from around 1900–1905, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art European Paintings department. Measuring an impressive 31 58 x 25 1/4 inches, this still life features a lush arrangement of blooms in a vase, rendered with Redon's signature soft glow and ethereal quality. Gifted by Mrs. George B. Post in 1956, it exemplifies the French Symbolist's late-career embrace of vibrant color after his earlier "Noir" period of shadowy charcoal drawings. Redon (1840–1916), a pioneer of Symbolism, transi...

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...

Bouquet of Flowers

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