Study of Man between Trees
1860–80
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.650.172
Tags
Art Historical Context
Odilon Redon's *Study of Man between Trees created between 1860 and 1880, captures a solitary male figure framed by the natural world in this intimate drawing (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.). Housed the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department as of The Elisha Whittelsey, it exemplifies Redon's early explorations in capturing the interplay humanity and nature. During this formative period, Redon (0–1916), a pioneering French Symbolist, drew inspiration from the lush landscapes of his native Bordeaux region. Though best known for his later dreamlike visions in charcoal "noirs" and color...
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...