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Odilon Redon
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French painter (1840–1916)
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Odilon Redon (1840–1916) was a French painter, lithographer, printmaker, and sculptor associated with the Symbolism movement. Born in Bordeaux, he studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme and later resided in Paris, where he died. His notable works include *The Cyclops*, *The Temptation of Saint Anthony*, *Les débâcles*, and *La passante*. He also authored *A soi-même, journal* (1867-1915).
Redon participated in the Franco-Prussian War and was a Knight of the Legion of Honour. His artistic career included work locations in the Netherlands, specifically Haarlem, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam. He spoke French and his works are held in collections such as the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. His work was also featured in Documenta III.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1840
- Died
- 1916
- Works
- 78
Top works
- A soi-même, journal (1867-1915)
- Odilon Redon Selbstgespräch
- The Temptation of Saint Anthony
- Les débâcles
- La passante
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1840
- Active to
- 1916
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
· 2018 · cited 8,299x
- 2016 European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice
· 2016 · cited 5,661x
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,582x
- Global variation in copy number in the human genome
· 2006 · cited 3,427x
- Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
· 2021 · cited 3,158x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Like music my drawings transport us to the ambiguous world of the indeterminate.”
- “The artist lives only day by day, and is the recipient of the things that surround him; he transposes sensations from outside, according to what the fate reserves him, but transforms them relentlessly and tenaciously, in a manner determined by him alone.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
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
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
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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