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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Odilon Redon (2,676 results)
TEMPTATION OF SAINT ANTHONY

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TEMPTATION OF SAINT ANTHONY

Sale Date: May 12, 1990

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KVINNA VID BORD

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KVINNA VID BORD

Sale Date: April 25, 1990

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MOR OCH BARN

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MOR OCH BARN

Sale Date: April 25, 1990

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PERVERSITE, 1891–1891

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PERVERSITE, 1891–1891

Sale Date: April 19, 1990

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Beatrice

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Beatrice

Sale Date: March 29, 1990

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SATAN, 1896–1896

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SATAN, 1896–1896

Sale Date: March 10, 1990

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ETUDES DE CHEVAUX

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ETUDES DE CHEVAUX

Sale Date: February 20, 1990

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NU DE DOS

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NU DE DOS

Sale Date: February 20, 1990

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CAIN AND ABEL, 1886–1886

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CAIN AND ABEL, 1886–1886

Sale Date: February 6, 1990

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PERSONNAGE AU VOILE ROUGE, FIGURE FEMININE

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PERSONNAGE AU VOILE ROUGE, FIGURE FEMININE

Sale Date: February 4, 1990

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PERSONNAGE AU VOILE ROUGE, FIGURE FEMININE

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PERSONNAGE AU VOILE ROUGE, FIGURE FEMININE

Sale Date: December 7, 1989

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Brünnhilde (Crepuscule des dieux), 1894–1894

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Brünnhilde (Crepuscule des dieux), 1894–1894

Sale Date: December 1, 1989

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LE CENTAURE AU VIOLONCELLE, 1910–1910

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LE CENTAURE AU VIOLONCELLE, 1910–1910

Sale Date: November 29, 1989

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Christ en croix, 1895–1900

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Christ en croix, 1895–1900

Sale Date: November 29, 1989

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La barque mystique

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La barque mystique

Sale Date: November 28, 1989

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DEUX FEMMES PRES D'UN ARBRE ROUGE, 1905–1906

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DEUX FEMMES PRES D'UN ARBRE ROUGE, 1905–1906

Sale Date: November 29, 1989

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LES BETES DE LA MER RONDES COMME DES OUTRES,...

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LES BETES DE LA MER RONDES COMME DES OUTRES,...

Sale Date: November 28, 1989

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BARQUE AU SOLEIL COUCHANT VERS1895`

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BARQUE AU SOLEIL COUCHANT VERS1895`

Sale Date: November 22, 1989

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Décoration, 1906

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Décoration, 1906

Sale Date: November 20, 1989

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Serpent aureole, 1890–1890

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Serpent aureole, 1890–1890

Sale Date: November 20, 1989

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Apocalypse de Saint Jean, 1899–1899

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Apocalypse de Saint Jean, 1899–1899

Sale Date: November 20, 1989

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Beatrice, 1897–1897

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Beatrice, 1897–1897

Sale Date: November 20, 1989

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Le Buddha, 1895

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Le Buddha, 1895

Sale Date: November 17, 1989

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Cellule auriculaire, 1894

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Cellule auriculaire, 1894

Sale Date: November 17, 1989

Auction Closed

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