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- Acc. No. FRENCH.71
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- Credit Purchased 1959
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916)
Odilon (Betrand-Jean) Redon was an innovative French printmaker, draughtsman and Symbolist painter. In the 1860s he formed a close friendship with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin and from him learned the craft of engraving and etching. Redon was noted for his large, highly original charcoal drawings, which he called his Noirs. They evoke a mysterious world of subjective, often melancholic fantasy. In 1879 he published his first album of lithographs, `Dans le reve?. In the 1890s he increasingly used pastels and oils, and in 1899 he exhibited at Paul Durand-Ruel?s gallery with the Nabis. In the decade preceding his death, Redon?s work attracted increasing recognition and appreciation. He died in Paris in 1913.
Glossary Open
Engraving
The printmaking technique in which an image is inscribed on a copper plate with a tool that cuts a groove in the surface. This groove holds the ink that creates the print when it is applied to paper. Also refers to the method of making an incision on a material such as glass.
Etching
A form of printmaking in which a metal plate is covered with a substance called a 'ground', usually wax, into which an image is drawn with a needle. Acid is applied, eroding the areas of the plate exposed but not the areas covered by wax. The action of the acid creates lines in the metal plate that hold the ink from which a print is made when the plate is pressed against paper under pressure.
Lithograph
A printmaking technique using a stone or zinc plate to which the image is applied with a greasy material. After wetting the plate, greasy ink is applied. The ink sticks only to the drawn image and not the wet surface, thus creating a reproduction when applied to paper.
Nabis
A group of artists working in France in the late 19th century who were inspired by Paul Gauguin's expressive use of colour. The name comes from the Hebrew for prophets and a number of artists involved expressed religious themes in their work.
