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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Jeune Femme sous une Arche

Odilon Redon

Jeune Femme sous une Arche

Sale Date: November 9, 1993

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LES PRETRESSES FURENT EN ATTENTE, 1886

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LES PRETRESSES FURENT EN ATTENTE, 1886

Sale Date: November 5, 1993

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LE SOMMEIL, 1989

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LE SOMMEIL, 1989

Sale Date: November 5, 1993

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DRUIDESSE, 1892

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DRUIDESSE, 1892

Sale Date: November 5, 1993

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VASE AUX REINES-MARGUERITES

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VASE AUX REINES-MARGUERITES

Sale Date: November 4, 1993

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L' APPARITION, 1900

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L' APPARITION, 1900

Sale Date: November 4, 1993

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PORTRAIT DU FILS DE ROBERT DE DOMECY, 1898

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PORTRAIT DU FILS DE ROBERT DE DOMECY, 1898

Sale Date: November 3, 1993

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L' ENFANT A LA COUPE, 1896

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L' ENFANT A LA COUPE, 1896

Sale Date: November 4, 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: October 16, 1993

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Vase of flowers

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Vase of flowers

Sale Date: October 2, 1993

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TENTATION DE SAINT-ANTOINE

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TENTATION DE SAINT-ANTOINE

Sale Date: September 3, 1993

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ARAIGNEE, 1887

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ARAIGNEE, 1887

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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CENTAURE VISANT LES NUES, 1895

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CENTAURE VISANT LES NUES, 1895

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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CELLULE AURICULAIRE, 1894

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CELLULE AURICULAIRE, 1894

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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PLANCHES D'ESSAI [MED: ON CHINE VOLANT; CR:..., 1900

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PLANCHES D'ESSAI [MED: ON CHINE VOLANT; CR:..., 1900

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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LES TENEBRES: FRONTISPICE, 1892

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LES TENEBRES: FRONTISPICE, 1892

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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LES FLEURS DU MAL [MED: ON WOVE; NR#:..., 1890

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LES FLEURS DU MAL [MED: ON WOVE; NR#:..., 1890

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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L'AILE, 1893

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Sale Date: June 30, 1993

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LA MAISON HANTEE: SELON TOUTE APPARENCE..., 1896

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LA MAISON HANTEE: SELON TOUTE APPARENCE..., 1896

Sale Date: June 30, 1993

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VIEUX CHEVALIER, 1896

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VIEUX CHEVALIER, 1896

Sale Date: June 30, 1993

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L'INTELLIGENCE FUT A MOI !, 1896

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L'INTELLIGENCE FUT A MOI !, 1896

Sale Date: June 28, 1993

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YEUX CLOS, 1890

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YEUX CLOS, 1890

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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VIEUX CHEVALIER, 1896

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VIEUX CHEVALIER, 1896

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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Baigneuse, 1904

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Baigneuse, 1904

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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