| Style | Symbolism |
| Lived | April 22, 1840 – July 6, 1916 ( 19th - 20th century ) |
| Nationality | France |
| Biography |
Odilon Redon Biography |
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Odilon Redon prints and posters |
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| Paintings |
One of the most recurring objects in the works of Odilon Redon is the eye, lovely illustrated by his painting 'The Cyclope'. He also had a passion for strange objects, such as insects and plants with the head of a human being ('The Cactus Human'). Apart from these rather strange, for that time, paintings, Odilon Redon also painted mostly after 1900 several still lifes with flowers.
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| Quote | "The value of art lies in its power to increase our moral force or establish its heightening influence."
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| Interesting |
Odilon Redon already was already extremely passionate about drawing at very young age. At age 15, Redon started following art classes, but soon changed to architecture because his father obliged him to.
Odilon Redon also took a few steps outside his paintings. He designed for example fabrics for furniture.
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Redon at the MOMA - Odilon Redon at the Museum of Modern Art
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