Odilon Redon
'The Temptation of Saint Anthony'. 'D'abord une flaque d'eau, ensuite une prostituee, le coin d'un temple, une figure de soldat, un char avec...
About this artwork
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artist:Odilon Redon (1840 - 1916) French
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title:'The Temptation of Saint Anthony'. 'D'abord une flaque d'eau, ensuite une prostituee, le coin d'un temple, une figure de soldat, un char avec deux cheveaux blancs que se cabrent' (Plate I)
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date created:Published 1888
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materials:Lithograph on chine applique
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measurements:image: 29.00 x 20.50 cm ; sheet: 44.70 x 31.10 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1959
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accession number:P 2446.2
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Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon
Odilon (Bertrand-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...
