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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Parsifal, 1892

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Parsifal, 1892

Sale Date: May 13, 1994

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VOLUPTE, FANTOME ELASTIQUE

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VOLUPTE, FANTOME ELASTIQUE

Sale Date: May 12, 1994

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SAINT JEAN AUX BUISSONS

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SAINT JEAN AUX BUISSONS

Sale Date: May 11, 1994

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Cyclope, 1880

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Cyclope, 1880

Sale Date: May 11, 1994

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Femme nue sur un char

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Femme nue sur un char

Sale Date: May 11, 1994

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Fantasie, 1910

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Fantasie, 1910

Sale Date: May 11, 1994

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Le Mouvement Idéaliste en Peinture, 1890

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Le Mouvement Idéaliste en Peinture, 1890

Sale Date: April 16, 1994

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L'intelligence fut à moi, je devins le..., 1896

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L'intelligence fut à moi, je devins le..., 1896

Sale Date: April 16, 1994

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Cain and Abel, 1886

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Cain and Abel, 1886

Sale Date: March 25, 1994

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Des fleurs tombent, et la tête d'un python..., 1896

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Des fleurs tombent, et la tête d'un python..., 1896

Sale Date: March 24, 1994

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Vieux Chevalier, 1896

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Vieux Chevalier, 1896

Sale Date: February 10, 1994

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IL TOMBE DANS L'ABIME, LA TETE EN BAS

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IL TOMBE DANS L'ABIME, LA TETE EN BAS

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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MIGNONNE TENEBREUSE EN SA TORSION DE SIRENE, 1900

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MIGNONNE TENEBREUSE EN SA TORSION DE SIRENE, 1900

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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PAUL SERUSIER, 1903

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PAUL SERUSIER, 1903

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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VOICI LA BONNE DEESSE, L'IDEENNE DES MONTAGNES

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VOICI LA BONNE DEESSE, L'IDEENNE DES MONTAGNES

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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FEMME DE PROFIL VERS LA GAUCHE..., 1900

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FEMME DE PROFIL VERS LA GAUCHE..., 1900

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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PIERRE BONNARD, 1902

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PIERRE BONNARD, 1902

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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EDOUARD VUILLARD, 1900

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EDOUARD VUILLARD, 1900

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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MAURICE DENIS, 1903

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MAURICE DENIS, 1903

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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RICARDO VINES, 1903

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RICARDO VINES, 1903

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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L'Intelligence fut a moi!, Je devins le , 1896–1898

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L'Intelligence fut a moi!, Je devins le , 1896–1898

Sale Date: December 13, 1993

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L'Intelligence fut a moil, Je devins le , 1896–1898

Odilon Redon

L'Intelligence fut a moil, Je devins le , 1896–1898

Sale Date: December 13, 1993

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ANTOINE, QUEL EST LE BUT DE TOUT CELA?, 1896

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ANTOINE, QUEL EST LE BUT DE TOUT CELA?, 1896

Sale Date: December 8, 1993

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LES FLEURS DU MAL

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LES FLEURS DU MAL

Sale Date: December 8, 1993

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