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 CENTAURE AU VIOLONCELLE, 1910

Odilon Redon

LE CENTAURE AU VIOLONCELLE, 1910

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

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A GUSTAVE FLAUBERT. SIX DESSINS POUR LA..., 1889

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A GUSTAVE FLAUBERT. SIX DESSINS POUR LA..., 1889

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

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Vase de fleurs, 1910

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Vase de fleurs, 1910

Sale Date: June 30, 1992

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L'AILE, 1893

Odilon Redon

Sale Date: June 29, 1992

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VIEUX CHEVALIER, 1896

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VIEUX CHEVALIER, 1896

Sale Date: June 29, 1992

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ET LA LIA POUR MILLS ANS, 1899

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ET LA LIA POUR MILLS ANS, 1899

Sale Date: June 29, 1992

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ETUDE DE NU. (UM 1890)

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ETUDE DE NU. (UM 1890)

Sale Date: June 26, 1992

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VOLUPTE, FANTOME ELASTIQUE

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VOLUPTE, FANTOME ELASTIQUE

Sale Date: June 26, 1992

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LUMIERE., 1893

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LUMIERE., 1893

Sale Date: June 26, 1992

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4 BLL. AUS : TENTATION DE SAINT-ANTOINE., 1896

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4 BLL. AUS : TENTATION DE SAINT-ANTOINE., 1896

Sale Date: June 26, 1992

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BEATRICE (MELLERIO 168; JOHNSON 1977, 103), 1897

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BEATRICE (MELLERIO 168; JOHNSON 1977, 103), 1897

Sale Date: June 26, 1992

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PEGASE CAPTIF (MELLERIO 102), 1889

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PEGASE CAPTIF (MELLERIO 102), 1889

Sale Date: June 24, 1992

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PORTRAIT EDOUARD VUILLARD (MELLERIO 190), 1900

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PORTRAIT EDOUARD VUILLARD (MELLERIO 190), 1900

Sale Date: June 24, 1992

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LA CHIMERE AUX YEUX VERTS TOURNOIE, ABOIE..., 1888

Odilon Redon

LA CHIMERE AUX YEUX VERTS TOURNOIE, ABOIE..., 1888

Sale Date: June 13, 1992

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DES LARVES SI HIDEUSES (MELLERIO 165), 1896

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DES LARVES SI HIDEUSES (MELLERIO 165), 1896

Sale Date: June 13, 1992

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DAVID ET GOLIATH

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DAVID ET GOLIATH

Sale Date: June 12, 1992

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TEMPTATION OF ST. ANTHONY: SHE DRAWS FROM HER...

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TEMPTATION OF ST. ANTHONY: SHE DRAWS FROM HER...

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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TEMPTATION OF ST. ANTHONY: INTELLIGENCE WAS..., 1896

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TEMPTATION OF ST. ANTHONY: INTELLIGENCE WAS..., 1896

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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L'INTELLIGENCE FUT A MOI!

Odilon Redon

L'INTELLIGENCE FUT A MOI!

Sale Date: June 1, 1992

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APOCALYPSE DE SAINT-JEAN (A. MELLERIO..., 1899

Odilon Redon

APOCALYPSE DE SAINT-JEAN (A. MELLERIO..., 1899

Sale Date: May 20, 1992

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...ET CELUI QUE ETAIT MONTE DESSUS SE..., 1899

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...ET CELUI QUE ETAIT MONTE DESSUS SE..., 1899

Sale Date: May 15, 1992

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LE REVE D'ACHEVE PAR LA MORT (MELLERIO 81), 1887

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LE REVE D'ACHEVE PAR LA MORT (MELLERIO 81), 1887

Sale Date: May 15, 1992

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C'EST UNE TETE DE MORT, AVEC UNE COURONNE DE , 1888

Odilon Redon

C'EST UNE TETE DE MORT, AVEC UNE COURONNE DE , 1888

Sale Date: May 15, 1992

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BEATRICE (MELLERIO 168; JOHNSON 103), 1897

Odilon Redon

BEATRICE (MELLERIO 168; JOHNSON 103), 1897

Sale Date: May 15, 1992

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