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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Le Buddha, 1895

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Le Buddha, 1895

Sale Date: December 3, 1993

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Sur le fond de nos nuits dieu ... un..., 1890

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Sur le fond de nos nuits dieu ... un..., 1890

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L'ange perdu ouvrit alors des ailes noires,..., 1886

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L'ange perdu ouvrit alors des ailes noires,..., 1886

Sale Date: December 3, 1993

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AND ON EVERY SIDE ARE COLUMNS OF..., 1896

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AND ON EVERY SIDE ARE COLUMNS OF..., 1896

Sale Date: December 2, 1993

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L'AILE, 1893

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Sale Date: December 1, 1993

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LA SULAMITE, 1897

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LA SULAMITE, 1897

Sale Date: December 1, 1993

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... JE ME SUIS ENFONCE DANS LA SOLITUDE...., 1896

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... JE ME SUIS ENFONCE DANS LA SOLITUDE...., 1896

Sale Date: December 1, 1993

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LA FUITE DE CAJN, 1865

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LA FUITE DE CAJN, 1865

Sale Date: December 1, 1993

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LE MIROIR HANTE, 1890

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LE MIROIR HANTE, 1890

Sale Date: November 30, 1993

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PROFIL

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Sale Date: December 1, 1993

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L'EXTASE, 1885

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L'EXTASE, 1885

Sale Date: November 30, 1993

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Le Regard, 1910

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Le Regard, 1910

Sale Date: November 30, 1993

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Flowers in a blue vase

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Flowers in a blue vase

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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Femme nue sur un char

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Femme nue sur un char

Sale Date: November 23, 1993

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DES PEUPLES DIVERS HABITENT LES PAYS DE..., 1896

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DES PEUPLES DIVERS HABITENT LES PAYS DE..., 1896

Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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VIEUX CHEVALIER, 1896

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VIEUX CHEVALIER, 1896

Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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AU REVEIL J'APERCUS LA DEESSE DE..., 1885

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AU REVEIL J'APERCUS LA DEESSE DE..., 1885

Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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Christ, 1887

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Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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ET PARTOUT CE SONT DES COLONNES DE..., 1896

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ET PARTOUT CE SONT DES COLONNES DE..., 1896

Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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SUR LA COUPE

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Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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PROFIL DE LUMIERE, 1886

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PROFIL DE LUMIERE, 1886

Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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SAINT ANTOINE: AU SECOURS MON DIEU!, 1896

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SAINT ANTOINE: AU SECOURS MON DIEU!, 1896

Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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LA MORT: CEST' MOI QUI TE RENDS SERIEUSE;..., 1896

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LA MORT: CEST' MOI QUI TE RENDS SERIEUSE;..., 1896

Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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J'AI QUELQUEFOIS APERCU DANS LE CIEL COMME..., 1896

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J'AI QUELQUEFOIS APERCU DANS LE CIEL COMME..., 1896

Sale Date: November 18, 1993

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