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)
Enlightened profile, 1908–1914

Odilon Redon

Enlightened profile, 1908–1914

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Roger et Angelique (Persée et Andromède)

Odilon Redon

Roger et Angelique (Persée et Andromède)

Sale Date: December 1, 1998

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Bouquet de fleurs dans un vase bleu

Odilon Redon

Bouquet de fleurs dans un vase bleu

Sale Date: November 19, 1998

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L'Ermite

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L'Ermite

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Tête de femme endormie, 1905–1905

Odilon Redon

Tête de femme endormie, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 17, 1998

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Les yachts à Royan, 1902–1902

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Les yachts à Royan, 1902–1902

Sale Date: November 17, 1998

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Le monde des chimères, 1903–1904

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Le monde des chimères, 1903–1904

Sale Date: November 16, 1998

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Les yeux clos, 1895–1895

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Les yeux clos, 1895–1895

Sale Date: November 16, 1998

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L'Intelligence fut à moi! Je devins le..., 1896–1896

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L'Intelligence fut à moi! Je devins le..., 1896–1896

Sale Date: November 12, 1998

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La maison hantée, 1896–1896

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La maison hantée, 1896–1896

Sale Date: November 9, 1998

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Apocalypse de Saint-Jean:..., 1899–1899

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Apocalypse de Saint-Jean:..., 1899–1899

Sale Date: November 9, 1998

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Cheval aile, 1894–1894

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Cheval aile, 1894–1894

Sale Date: November 8, 1998

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Entretien mystique, 1892–1892

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Entretien mystique, 1892–1892

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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L'aile, 1923–1923

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L'aile, 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Druidesse, 1892–1892

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Druidesse, 1892–1892

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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"C'est le diable...", 1888–1888

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Brunhilde (Crépuscule des dieux), 1894–1894

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Brunhilde (Crépuscule des dieux), 1894–1894

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Yeux clos, 1890–1890

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Yeux clos, 1890–1890

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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La sainte et le chardon, 1891–1891

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La sainte et le chardon, 1891–1891

Sale Date: October 30, 1998

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Des fleures tombent, 1896–1896

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Des fleures tombent, 1896–1896

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Puis je vis, dans la main droite de..., 1899–1899

Odilon Redon

Puis je vis, dans la main droite de..., 1899–1899

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Caïn et Abel, 1886–1886

Odilon Redon

Caïn et Abel, 1886–1886

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Brünnhilde (Crépuscule des dieux), 1894–1894

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Brünnhilde (Crépuscule des dieux), 1894–1894

Sale Date: October 21, 1998

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Une femme revêtue du soleil, pl.VI, 1899–1899

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Une femme revêtue du soleil, pl.VI, 1899–1899

Sale Date: October 16, 1998

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