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Melancholy
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Odilon Redon grew up near the massive Pyrénées mountains in southern France and their image recurred throughout his work. In a series of drawings made during the 1870s, Redon used the craggy surface and infinite reach of his native landscape to evoke a sense of solitude and isolation. The woman seen here, for example, leans forward and casts her eyes downward as if in resignation.
| Artist / Maker | Odilon Redon |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1868 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | graphite on beige wove paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 32.1 x 22 cm (12 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
A leader of the symbolist movement in France, Odilon Redon was born in Bordeaux in 1840 and grew up in the surrounding region. During his early years he studied drawing, architecture, and the violin. A friendship with Armand Clavaud, a local botanist and philosopher, stimulated Redon's passion for romantic art and literature. In 1864, after a brief and discouraging period of instruction with Gérôme in Paris, Redon returned to Bordeaux, where he studied printmaking with Rodolphe Bresdin (1825-1885). Deploring the… Full biography →
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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