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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La naissance de Vénus, 1910–1910

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La naissance de Vénus, 1910–1910

Sale Date: May 12, 1999

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Arbres, 1875–1875

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Arbres, 1875–1875

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Un homme du peuple, dit aussi un sauvage, 1887–1887

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Un homme du peuple, dit aussi un sauvage, 1887–1887

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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Profil de lumière, 1886–1886

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Profil de lumière, 1886–1886

Sale Date: May 3, 1999

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Tête d'enfant avec fleurs, 1897–1897

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Tête d'enfant avec fleurs, 1897–1897

Sale Date: May 3, 1999

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Béatrice, 1897–1897

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Béatrice, 1897–1897

Sale Date: April 30, 1999

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Entretien mystique, 1892–1892

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Entretien mystique, 1892–1892

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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"Et moi Jean, je revis la Sainte Cité,..., 1889–1889

Sale Date: March 24, 1999

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L'aile, 1893–1893

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L'aile, 1893–1893

Sale Date: March 24, 1999

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La Reine de Saba, 1865–1870

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La Reine de Saba, 1865–1870

Sale Date: March 17, 1999

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Tentation de Saint-Antoine: Elle tire de sa..., 1896

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Tentation de Saint-Antoine: Elle tire de sa..., 1896

Sale Date: February 11, 1999

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À Gustave Flaubert: Les sciapodes - La tête..., 1889

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À Gustave Flaubert: Les sciapodes - La tête..., 1889

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Tentation de Saint-Antoine: Il tombe dans..., 1888

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Tentation de Saint-Antoine: Il tombe dans..., 1888

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La tentation de Saint-Antoine, 1896–1896

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La tentation de Saint-Antoine, 1896–1896

Sale Date: December 11, 1998

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Hommage à Goya, 1885–1885

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Hommage à Goya, 1885–1885

Sale Date: December 9, 1998

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Princesse Maleine (La petite Madone), 1892–1892

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Princesse Maleine (La petite Madone), 1892–1892

Sale Date: December 9, 1998

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Mauvaise gloire, 1886–1886

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Mauvaise gloire, 1886–1886

Sale Date: December 9, 1998

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Des Esseintes, 1888–1888

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Des Esseintes, 1888–1888

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Parsifal, 1892–1892

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Parsifal, 1892–1892

Sale Date: December 9, 1998

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Ganymède

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Sale Date: December 8, 1998

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Grenade sur une soucoupe

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Grenade sur une soucoupe

Sale Date: December 8, 1998

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Rêverie

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Untitled, 1900–1900

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Untitled, 1900–1900

Sale Date: December 8, 1998

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Des Esseintes, 1888–1888

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Des Esseintes, 1888–1888

Sale Date: December 5, 1998

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