Perversity
Odilon Redon · 1891 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Regarded as a major contributor to the Symbolist movement in 19th-century France, Odilon Redon produced over 30 etchings and 170 lithographs during his lifetime. Originally attracted to printmaking as a method for distributing his charcoal drawings, Noirs (Blacks), he became enamored with the medium because of its possibilities for depth of value. Much of his imagery reveals a murky, mysterious environment; the subject is usually surrounded by an atmosphere of darkness.
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Details
- Maker
- Odilon Redon, French, 1840-1916
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 15.9 × 12.5 cm (6 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Plate: 21 × 15.5 cm (8 5/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 36 × 27.5 cm (14 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- The Stickney Collection
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
