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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Tentation de Saint Antoine - Texte de..., 1888

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Tentation de Saint Antoine - Texte de..., 1888

Sale Date: September 17, 2014

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Songes (portfolio of 6), 1891

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Songes (portfolio of 6), 1891

Sale Date: September 17, 2014

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La Damnation de l'artiste (bk of 1 work..., 1890

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La Damnation de l'artiste (bk of 1 work..., 1890

Sale Date: July 15, 2014

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Femme au hennin, 1898–1900

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Femme au hennin, 1898–1900

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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C'est moi, Jean, qui ai vu et qui ai ouï ces , 1899

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C'est moi, Jean, qui ai vu et qui ai ouï ces , 1899

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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Vieux chevalier, 1896

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Vieux chevalier, 1896

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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La Peur, 1865

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La Peur, 1865

Sale Date: June 20, 2014

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Fleurs dans une cruche bleue

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Fleurs dans une cruche bleue

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Bouquet au petit vase bleu

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Bouquet au petit vase bleu

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Baigneuse (Cavalier galopant), 1904

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Baigneuse (Cavalier galopant), 1904

Sale Date: June 13, 2014

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Hantise

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Sale Date: June 15, 2014

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Edmond Picard. Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq..., 1886

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Edmond Picard. Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq..., 1886

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Yeux clos, 1890

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Yeux clos, 1890

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Chevaux marins

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Chevaux marins

Sale Date: May 30, 2014

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Femme à la barque

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Femme à la barque

Sale Date: June 3, 2014

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A soi même Journal (1867-1915) (bk w/1 work)

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A soi même Journal (1867-1915) (bk w/1 work)

Sale Date: May 31, 2014

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Centaure visant les nues, 1895

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Centaure visant les nues, 1895

Sale Date: May 23, 2014

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Une Constellation (Tête d'Enfant et..., 1900

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Une Constellation (Tête d'Enfant et..., 1900

Sale Date: May 23, 2014

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Femme de Profil, coiffée d'un Hénin surmonté , 1900

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Femme de Profil, coiffée d'un Hénin surmonté , 1900

Sale Date: May 23, 2014

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Des Essintes (frontispice pour: A Rebours..., 1888

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Des Essintes (frontispice pour: A Rebours..., 1888

Sale Date: May 23, 2014

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Frontispiece (from La Damnation de L'Artiste), 1890

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Frontispiece (from La Damnation de L'Artiste), 1890

Sale Date: May 11, 2014

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La Sulamite, 1897

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La Sulamite, 1897

Sale Date: May 16, 2014

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Le Buddha, 1895

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Le Buddha, 1895

Sale Date: May 22, 2014

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Femme Ailée

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Sale Date: May 8, 2014

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