Odilon Redon
French Symbolist Painter, 1840-1916 Bertrand-Jean Redon, better known as Odilon Redon (April 20, 1840 ?C July 6, 1916) was a Symbolist painter and printmaker, born in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Odilon was a nickname derived from his mother, Odile. Redon started drawing as a young child, and at the age of 10 he was awarded a drawing prize at school. At age 15, he began formal study in drawing but on the insistence of his father he switched to architecture. His failure to pass the entrance exams at Paris?? Ecole des Beaux-Arts ended any plans for a career as an architect, although he would later study there under Jean-L??on Gerôme. Back home in his native Bordeaux, he took up sculpture, and Rodolphe Bresdin instructed him in etching and lithography. However, his artistic career was interrupted in 1870 when he joined the army to serve in the Franco-Prussian War. At the end of the war, he moved to Paris, working almost exclusively in charcoal and lithography. It would not be until 1878 that his work gained any recognition with Guardian Spirit of the Waters, and he published his first album of lithographs, titled Dans le R??ve, in 1879. Still, Redon remained relatively unknown until the appearance in 1884 of a cult novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans titled, À rebours (Against Nature). The story featured a decadent aristocrat who collected Redon's drawings. In the 1890s, he began to use pastel and oils, which dominated his works for the rest of his life. In 1899, he exhibited with the Nabis at Durand-Ruel's. In 1903 he was awarded the Legion of Honor. His popularity increased when a catalogue of etchings and lithographs was published by Andr?? Mellerio in 1913 and that same year, he was given the largest single representation at the New York Armory Show. In 1923 Mellerio published: Odilon Redon: Peintre Dessinateur et Graveur. An archive of Mellerio's papers is held by the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2005 the Museum of Modern Art launched an exhibition entitled "Beyond The Visible", a comprehensive overview of Redon's work showcasing more than 100 paintings, drawings, prints and books from The Ian Woodner Family Collection. The exhibition ran from October 30, 2005 to January 23, 2006.
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Odilon Redon Self-Portrait oil painting


Self-Portrait
1867 1' 4 1/2'' x 1' 1''(41.7 x 32 cm)Bequest of Mrs.Ari Redon,1982
Painting ID::  11676 		Odilon Redon
Self-Portrait
1867 1' 4 1/2'' x 1' 1''(41.7 x 32 cm)Bequest of Mrs.Ari Redon,1982
   
   
     
Odilon Redon Madame Odilon Redon in Left Profile oil painting


Madame Odilon Redon in Left Profile
ca 1905 Pastel and red chalk, 1' 4 3/4'' x 1' 1 1/2''(55 x 44.5 cm)
Painting ID::  11677 		Odilon Redon
Madame Odilon Redon in Left Profile
ca 1905 Pastel and red chalk, 1' 4 3/4'' x 1' 1 1/2''(55 x 44.5 cm)
   
   
     
Odilon Redon Parsifal oil painting


Parsifal
ca 1912 Pastel ,2' 2'' x 1' 8 1/2''(66 x 52 cm)
Painting ID::  11678 		Odilon Redon
Parsifal
ca 1912 Pastel ,2' 2'' x 1' 8 1/2''(66 x 52 cm)
   
   
     
Odilon Redon Eve oil painting


Eve
1904 2' x 1' 6''(61 x 46 cm)
Painting ID::  11679 		Odilon Redon
Eve
1904 2' x 1' 6''(61 x 46 cm)
   
   
     
Odilon Redon Flight into Egypt oil painting


Flight into Egypt
1' 5 3/4'' x 1' 3''(45 x 38 cm)Bequest of Mrs.Ari Redon,1982
Painting ID::  11680 		Odilon Redon
Flight into Egypt
1' 5 3/4'' x 1' 3''(45 x 38 cm)Bequest of Mrs.Ari Redon,1982
   
   
     
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     French Symbolist Painter, 1840-1916 Bertrand-Jean Redon, better known as Odilon Redon (April 20, 1840 ?C July 6, 1916) was a Symbolist painter and printmaker, born in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Odilon was a nickname derived from his mother, Odile. Redon started drawing as a young child, and at the age of 10 he was awarded a drawing prize at school. At age 15, he began formal study in drawing but on the insistence of his father he switched to architecture. His failure to pass the entrance exams at Paris?? Ecole des Beaux-Arts ended any plans for a career as an architect, although he would later study there under Jean-L??on Gerôme. Back home in his native Bordeaux, he took up sculpture, and Rodolphe Bresdin instructed him in etching and lithography. However, his artistic career was interrupted in 1870 when he joined the army to serve in the Franco-Prussian War. At the end of the war, he moved to Paris, working almost exclusively in charcoal and lithography. It would not be until 1878 that his work gained any recognition with Guardian Spirit of the Waters, and he published his first album of lithographs, titled Dans le R??ve, in 1879. Still, Redon remained relatively unknown until the appearance in 1884 of a cult novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans titled, À rebours (Against Nature). The story featured a decadent aristocrat who collected Redon's drawings. In the 1890s, he began to use pastel and oils, which dominated his works for the rest of his life. In 1899, he exhibited with the Nabis at Durand-Ruel's. In 1903 he was awarded the Legion of Honor. His popularity increased when a catalogue of etchings and lithographs was published by Andr?? Mellerio in 1913 and that same year, he was given the largest single representation at the New York Armory Show. In 1923 Mellerio published: Odilon Redon: Peintre Dessinateur et Graveur. An archive of Mellerio's papers is held by the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2005 the Museum of Modern Art launched an exhibition entitled "Beyond The Visible", a comprehensive overview of Redon's work showcasing more than 100 paintings, drawings, prints and books from The Ian Woodner Family Collection. The exhibition ran from October 30, 2005 to January 23, 2006.

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