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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Centaure visant les nues, 1895

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Centaure visant les nues, 1895

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Yeux clos, 1890

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Yeux clos, 1890

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Béatrice, 1897

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Béatrice, 1897

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Hantise, 1894

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Hantise, 1894

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Saint Sébastien, 1910–1910

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Saint Sébastien, 1910–1910

Sale Date: November 16, 1989

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THE CHILD IN A SPHERE OF LIGHT, 1900–1900

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THE CHILD IN A SPHERE OF LIGHT, 1900–1900

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MYSTERES DE LA MER, 1908–1910

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MYSTERES DE LA MER, 1908–1910

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Vase de fleurs, 1905–1905

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Vase de fleurs, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 16, 1989

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FEMME DE PROFIL AVEC PAPILLON ET FLEURS

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FEMME DE PROFIL AVEC PAPILLON ET FLEURS

Sale Date: November 15, 1989

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Coquelicots et marguerites

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Coquelicots et marguerites

Sale Date: November 15, 1989

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"Je suis toujour la grande Isis...", 1896–1896

Sale Date: October 26, 1989

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Et il avait dans sa main droite sept..., 1899–1899

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Et il avait dans sa main droite sept..., 1899–1899

Sale Date: October 26, 1989

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"Il tombe dans un abime, la tête en..., 1896–1896

Sale Date: October 26, 1989

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LE POT DE GERANIUMS, 1903–1903

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LE POT DE GERANIUMS, 1903–1903

Sale Date: October 18, 1989

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Paysage avec rochers, pres de royan, 1895–1895

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Paysage avec rochers, pres de royan, 1895–1895

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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La Tentation de Saint Antoine

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La Tentation de Saint Antoine

Sale Date: June 28, 1989

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Meduse

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Meduse

Sale Date: June 27, 1989

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Jacob et l'ange, 1905–1909

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Jacob et l'ange, 1905–1909

Sale Date: June 27, 1989

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Profil, 1895–1895

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Profil, 1895–1895

Sale Date: June 27, 1989

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Le coursier, 1894–1894

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Le coursier, 1894–1894

Sale Date: May 12, 1989

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Le chars de l'Aurore

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Le chars de l'Aurore

Sale Date: May 11, 1989

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Le vase bleu, 1910–1912

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Le vase bleu, 1910–1912

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Tete mystique

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Tete mystique

Sale Date: May 10, 1989

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Vase de coquelicots, 1905–1909

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Vase de coquelicots, 1905–1909

Sale Date: May 10, 1989

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