Sita
c. 1893
Medium
Pastel, with touches of black Conté crayon, over various charcoals, on cream wove paper altered to a golden tone
Dimensions
53.6 × 37.7 cm (21 1/8 × 14 7/8 in.)
Classification
pastel
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80594
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This is one of thirty-five works that comprise the Winterbotham Collection. Click here to learn more about the collection.
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...