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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LES FALAISES À MARÉE BASSE, 1880

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LES FALAISES À MARÉE BASSE, 1880

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Le Juré, 1883

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Le Juré, 1883

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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VASE DE FLEURS DES CHAMPS, 1900–1905

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VASE DE FLEURS DES CHAMPS, 1900–1905

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Pégase

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Pégase

Sale Date: November 11, 2023

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Centaures, 1910

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Centaures, 1910

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Profils de Hollandaises

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Profils de Hollandaises

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Vers une Autre Image..., also titled L'Ange et...

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Vers une Autre Image..., also titled L'Ange et...

Sale Date: November 1, 2023

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Paysage avec forteresse

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Paysage avec forteresse

Sale Date: November 22, 2023

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Deux fruits

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Deux fruits

Sale Date: November 3, 2023

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La Mort: C'est moi qui te rends sérieuse;..., 1896

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La Mort: C'est moi qui te rends sérieuse;..., 1896

Sale Date: November 2, 2023

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Profil de Lumière., 1886

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Profil de Lumière., 1886

Sale Date: November 2, 2023

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Béatrice., 1897

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Béatrice., 1897

Sale Date: November 2, 2023

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Tête d'enfant avec fleurs., 1897

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Tête d'enfant avec fleurs., 1897

Sale Date: November 2, 2023

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Portrait de Paul Sérusier, 1903

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Portrait de Paul Sérusier, 1903

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Les Yeux clos, 1890

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Les Yeux clos, 1890

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Portrait de Maurice Denis, 1903

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Portrait de Maurice Denis, 1903

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Paysage de Peyrelebade

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Paysage de Peyrelebade

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Village Fortifié

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Village Fortifié

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Prophet

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Prophet

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Plate IV, from Songes: sous l'aile d'ombre, 1891

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Plate IV, from Songes: sous l'aile d'ombre, 1891

Sale Date: October 12, 2023

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JEUNE FILLE; AND FEMME ASSISE

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JEUNE FILLE; AND FEMME ASSISE

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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Pegasus captif, 1889

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Pegasus captif, 1889

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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Vase de fleurs

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Vase de fleurs

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

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TENTATION DE ST.ANTOINE : 3EME SERIE /...

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TENTATION DE ST.ANTOINE : 3EME SERIE /...

Sale Date: September 30, 2023

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