Edouard Vuillard
1900
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1958.8.195
Art Historical Context
This lithograph by Odilon Redon, created in 1900 and titled *Edouard Vuillard*, offers a compelling glimpse into the artistic circles of fin-de-siècle France. Redon, renowned for his Symbolist explorations of dreams and the imagination, here turns his gaze toward a contemporary: the painter Édouard Vuillard, known for his intimate Nabi-style interiors. The choice of subject suggests a dialogue between two distinct artistic temperaments—one visionary and otherworldly, the other focused on everyday domestic poetry. As a lithograph, the work highlights the medium’s importance in the late ninetee...
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...