Odilon Redon

(French, 1840–1916)

Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist artist known for his pastels, prints, and paintings. He depicted a variety of motifs, including dreams, floral still lifes, landscapes, and mythological scenes. “My originality consists in bringing to life, in a human way, improbable beings and making them live according to the laws and probability,” he once said. Born Bertrand-Jean Redon on April 20, 1840 in Bordeaux, France, he studied with the artist Stanislas Gorin as a teenager. Gorin introduced him to the works of Eugène Delacroix, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and Gustave Moreau. On his father’s wishes, Redon planned to study architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but failed the entrance exam. However, he remained in the city, reading the literary works of Gustave Flaubert, Edgar Allan Poe, and Charles Baudelaire, and briefly studying painting under Jean-Léon Gérôme. In 1865, he returned to his family home in Bordeaux and where he learned etching and lithography from the eccentric artist Rodolphe Bresdin. Returning to Paris in 1871, Redon worked exclusively in black and white until the 1890s. This sudden use of bright color is attributable to his close friendships with Paul Gauguin and Maurice Denis. He died on July 6, 1916 in Paris, France. In 2018, Redon’s still life Fleurs set an auction record for the artist when it sold for $4,092,500 at Christies. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the National Gallery in London, among others.

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EVE A LA POMME

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EVE A LA POMME

Sale Date: July 2, 1991

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LE CHAR DE L'AURORE

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LE CHAR DE L'AURORE

Sale Date: July 2, 1991

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SERPENT-AUREOLE (M. 108), 1890

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SERPENT-AUREOLE (M. 108), 1890

Sale Date: June 27, 1991

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PORTRAIT D'HOMME, 1901

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PORTRAIT D'HOMME, 1901

Sale Date: June 26, 1991

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LUMIERE, 1893

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LUMIERE, 1893

Sale Date: June 26, 1991

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PROFIL DE FEMME AVEC COURONNE DE LAURIERS

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PROFIL DE FEMME AVEC COURONNE DE LAURIERS

Sale Date: June 25, 1991

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LE CHRIST, PLUS L'INTELLIGENCEFUT MOI, JE..., 1887

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LE CHRIST, PLUS L'INTELLIGENCEFUT MOI, JE..., 1887

Sale Date: June 24, 1991

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L'INTELLIGENCE FUT A MOI! JE DEVINS LE..., 1896

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L'INTELLIGENCE FUT A MOI! JE DEVINS LE..., 1896

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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Beatrice, 1897

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Beatrice, 1897

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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ARAIGNEE, 1887

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ARAIGNEE, 1887

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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PEGASE CAPTIF, 1889

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PEGASE CAPTIF, 1889

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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LA TENTATION DE SAINT-ANTOINE BLATT 20 DER..., 1896

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LA TENTATION DE SAINT-ANTOINE BLATT 20 DER..., 1896

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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VISION, 1880

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VISION, 1880

Sale Date: June 16, 1991

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LA PEUR, 1865

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LA PEUR, 1865

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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Beatrice, 1897

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Beatrice, 1897

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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PLANCHE D'ESSAI III, 1900

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PLANCHE D'ESSAI III, 1900

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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DES LARVES SI HIDEUSES, 1896

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DES LARVES SI HIDEUSES, 1896

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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ET QUE DES YEUX SANS TETE FLOTTAIENT COMME..., 1896

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ET QUE DES YEUX SANS TETE FLOTTAIENT COMME..., 1896

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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DES PEUPLES DIVERS HABITENT LES PAYS DE..., 1896

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DES PEUPLES DIVERS HABITENT LES PAYS DE..., 1896

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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PARFOIS ON TROUVE UN VIEUX FLACON QUI SE..., 1890

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PARFOIS ON TROUVE UN VIEUX FLACON QUI SE..., 1890

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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LA PEUR, 1865

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LA PEUR, 1865

Sale Date: May 15, 1991

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CHEVAL AILE (MELLERIO 127), 1894

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CHEVAL AILE (MELLERIO 127), 1894

Sale Date: May 15, 1991

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IMMEDIATEMENT SURGISSENT TRAISDEESSES

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IMMEDIATEMENT SURGISSENT TRAISDEESSES

Sale Date: May 15, 1991

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Fleurs dans un vase, 1900–1900

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Fleurs dans un vase, 1900–1900

Sale Date: May 8, 1991

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