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

"Antoine: Quel est le but de tout..., 1896–1896

Sale Date: September 25, 1998

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Quand s'éveillait la vie..., 1888–1888

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Quand s'éveillait la vie..., 1888–1888

Sale Date: September 22, 1998

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Et l'homme parut..., 1883–1883

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Et l'homme parut..., 1883–1883

Sale Date: September 22, 1998

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La sirène sortit des flots..., 1883–1883

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La sirène sortit des flots..., 1883–1883

Sale Date: September 22, 1998

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Il y eut des luttes..., 1883–1883

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Il y eut des luttes..., 1883–1883

Sale Date: September 22, 1998

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Il y eut peut-être une vision..., 1883–1883

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Il y eut peut-être une vision..., 1883–1883

Sale Date: September 22, 1998

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Christ, 1887–1887

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Christ, 1887–1887

Sale Date: September 22, 1998

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Lumière, 1893–1893

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Lumière, 1893–1893

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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Hommage à Goya, 1885–1885

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Hommage à Goya, 1885–1885

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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Araignée, 1887–1887

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Araignée, 1887–1887

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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Parsifal, 1892–1892

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Parsifal, 1892–1892

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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Le monstre

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Le monstre

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Yeux clos, 1890–1890

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Yeux clos, 1890–1890

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Lueur précaire, une tête à l'infini..., 1891–1891

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Lueur précaire, une tête à l'infini..., 1891–1891

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Les yeux clos, 1890–1890

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Les yeux clos, 1890–1890

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Esquisse

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Esquisse

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Lady Macbeth, 1896–1899

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Lady Macbeth, 1896–1899

Sale Date: June 30, 1998

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Jeune fille, 1887–1887

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Jeune fille, 1887–1887

Sale Date: June 26, 1998

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L'enlèvement des filles de Leucippe

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L'enlèvement des filles de Leucippe

Sale Date: June 25, 1998

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Il tenait ses yeux fixés sur moi avec..., 1896–1896

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Il tenait ses yeux fixés sur moi avec..., 1896–1896

Sale Date: June 22, 1998

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Profil de femme au voile rose

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Profil de femme au voile rose

Sale Date: June 19, 1998

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L'ermite

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L'ermite

Sale Date: June 19, 1998

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Le centaure aux coquelicots, 1910–1910

Odilon Redon

Le centaure aux coquelicots, 1910–1910

Sale Date: June 19, 1998

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Personnage rouge devant un coquillage

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Personnage rouge devant un coquillage

Sale Date: June 19, 1998

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