Et le lia pour mille ans (And bound him a thousand years)
1899
Medium
lithograph in black on chine collé
Dimensions
overall: 30 x 21 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7375
Art Historical Context
Odilon Redon's *Et le lia pour mille (And bound him a years)*, created in 1899, draws its evocative title from the Book of Revelation in the Bible alluding to the apocalyptic binding of Satan for a. As a leading Symbolist artist, Red mastered the use of prints to conjure dreamlike, otherworldly visions that blend mystery, spirituality, and the subconscious. This lithograph in black on chine coll—where delicate Chinese paper is adhered to a sturdy support for enhanced subtlety and texture—exemplifies his late-19th-century shift toward luminous, fantastical imagery after earlier charcoal "noirs....
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...