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Odilon Redon
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French painter (1840–1916)
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Odilon Redon, born Bertrand Redom in Bordeaux in 1840, was a French painter, lithographer, printmaker, and sculptor. He was associated with the Symbolism movement and studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme. Redon participated in the Franco-Prussian War and later took part in Documenta III. He received the award of Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Redon worked in several locations, including Haarlem, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His notable work is The Cyclops. He spoke and wrote in French. Redon died in Paris in 1916 and is buried in Bièvres. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. He had a sibling named Gaston Redon.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Bordeaux
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- graphic artist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- The Cyclops
- Participant in
- Documenta III
- Student of
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Field of work
- graphics
- Genre
- still life
- Movement
- Symbolism
- Conflict
- Franco-Prussian War
- Image
- Odilon Redon vers 1880.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Odilon Redon
- date of birth
- 1840-04-22
- date of death
- 1916-07-06
- Commons Creator page
- Odilon Redon
- birth name
- Bertrand Redom
- Commons gallery
- Odilon Redon
- name in native language
- Odilon Redon
- has works in the collection
- Musée Fabre
- place of burial
- Bièvres
- writing language
- French
- ethnic group
- French
- significant person
- Raymond Sabouraud
- influenced by
- Eugène Delacroix
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Odilon Redon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Odilon Redon (born Bertrand Redon; French: [ɔdilɔ̃ ʁədɔ̃]; 20 April 1840 – 6 July 1916) was a French Symbolist draftsman, printmaker, and painter.
Early in his career, both before and after fighting in the Franco-Prussian War, Redon worked almost exclusively in charcoal and lithography, works known as his noirs. He gained recognition after his drawings were mentioned in the 1884 novel À rebours (Against Nature) by Joris-Karl Huysmans. During the 1890s, Redon began working in pastel and oil, which quickly became his favorite medium, abandoning his previous style of noirs completely after 1900. He developed a keen interest in Hindu and Buddhist religion and culture, which increasingly showed in his work.
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