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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PROFIL DE LUMIERE, 1886

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PROFIL DE LUMIERE, 1886

Sale Date: March 30, 1993

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TENTATION DE SAINT ANTOINE, 1896

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TENTATION DE SAINT ANTOINE, 1896

Sale Date: March 30, 1993

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PRINCESSE MALEINE OU PETITE MADONNE, 1892

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PRINCESSE MALEINE OU PETITE MADONNE, 1892

Sale Date: March 30, 1993

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

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

Sale Date: March 27, 1993

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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: March 27, 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: March 27, 1993

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LA CHIMERE REGARDA AVEC EFFROIR TOUTES CHOSES, 1886

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LA CHIMERE REGARDA AVEC EFFROIR TOUTES CHOSES, 1886

Sale Date: March 27, 1993

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CIME NOIRE, 1887

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CIME NOIRE, 1887

Sale Date: March 27, 1993

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CHEVAL AILE, 1894

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CHEVAL AILE, 1894

Sale Date: March 27, 1993

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CAEN TUANT ABEL

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CAEN TUANT ABEL

Sale Date: March 19, 1993

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LA MAISON HANTEE (PLANCHES 3 ET 5), 1896

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LA MAISON HANTEE (PLANCHES 3 ET 5), 1896

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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Tête d'enfant avec fleurs, 1897

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Tête d'enfant avec fleurs, 1897

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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LE MOUVEMENT IDEALISTE EN PEINTURE, 1896

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LE MOUVEMENT IDEALISTE EN PEINTURE, 1896

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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MAURICE DENIS, PORTRAIT DU PEINTRE, 1903

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MAURICE DENIS, PORTRAIT DU PEINTRE, 1903

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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RICARDO VINES, PORTRAIT DU PIANISTE, 1903

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RICARDO VINES, PORTRAIT DU PIANISTE, 1903

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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PAUL SERUSIER, 1903

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PAUL SERUSIER, 1903

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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TENTATION DE ST. ANTOINE, 3EME SERIE: LE..., 1896

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TENTATION DE ST. ANTOINE, 3EME SERIE: LE..., 1896

Sale Date: February 11, 1993

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RICARDO VINES

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RICARDO VINES

Sale Date: February 3, 1993

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A LA VIEILLESSE

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A LA VIEILLESSE

Sale Date: February 3, 1993

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ET LE CHERCHEUR ETAIT A LA RECHERCHE INFINIE

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ET LE CHERCHEUR ETAIT A LA RECHERCHE INFINIE

Sale Date: February 3, 1993

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PROFIL DE LUMIERE

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PROFIL DE LUMIERE

Sale Date: February 3, 1993

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Beatrice, 1897

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Beatrice, 1897

Sale Date: December 15, 1992

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BOUQUET DE FLEURS CHAMPETRES AU VASE BLEU

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BOUQUET DE FLEURS CHAMPETRES AU VASE BLEU

Sale Date: December 15, 1992

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UN ANGE ET TROIS PERSONNAGES AUPRES D'UN ARBRE

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UN ANGE ET TROIS PERSONNAGES AUPRES D'UN ARBRE

Sale Date: December 11, 1992

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