Odilon Redon – Artwork & Bio of the French Painter

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Odilon Redon was a French painter born on April 20, 1840, in Bordeaux, France. He first studied under Stanislas Gorin, who introduced Redon to the works of Romantic artists. In 1864, Redon enrolled in the studio of Jean-Leon Gerome. A year later, unsatisfied with Gerome’s firm methods, Redon moved to Bordeaux, where he became Rodolphe Bresdin’s mentee. Later, he learned lithography Henri Fantin-Latour, making it an income source during the 1870s.

After experimenting with several mediums and techniques from the 1870s to 1880s, Redon started working primarily with pastels in 1890, employing a much brighter palette than before. Redon spent his last decade painting commissioned portraits, still lifes, and decorative artworks. In 1903, the French government awarded Redon with the Legion of Honor. He died on July 6, 1916, in Paris, France.

What was Odilon Redon Known For?

Odilon Redon was known for his noir paintings, lithographs, portraits, and mythological scenes. Redon was first renowned for his noirs, a series of artworks he created purely in black due to his experiences in the Franco-Prussian war. During this period, he also made many lithographs. It wasn’t until the 1890s that Redon introduced colors to their paintings again. During his career, Redon emphasized subjectivity in his works.

Who was Odion Redon Influenced By?

Odion Redon was influenced by Eugene Delacroix, Francisco Goya, Rodolphe Bresdin, and Henri Fantin-Latour. Redon copied the works of Delacroix and Goya while in the atelier of Stanislas Gorin. Subsequently, Bresdin mentored him in making etchings and engravings. Fantin-Latour influenced Redon’s lithographs of the 1870s.

What Art Movement was Odion Redon Associated With?

Odion Redon was associated with the Symbolism art movement. Redon transitioned from his earlier techniques of representing the effects of light to focus on subjectivity and deeper meanings in his artwork.

Odion Redon Artwork

Below are some of the artworks of Odion Redon

Buddha Walking among the Flowers

 

Cactus Man

 

Christ in Silence

 

Christ

 

Closed Eyes

 

Evocation of Butterflies

 

Eye Balloon

 

Flower Clouds

 

Muse on Pegasus

 

Mystical Conversation

 

Sacred Heart

 

The Crown

 

The Crying Spider

 

The Cyclops

 

The Druidess

 

The Golden Cell

 

The Green Horseman

 

The Smiling Spider

 

Vision

All Odilon Redon Artwork on Artchive

Artwork Name Year Medium
Bouquet of Flowers in a Green Vase c.1907 oil,canvas
Bouquet of Flowers in a White Vase oil,panel
Bouquet of Wild Flowers c.1910 pastel,paper
Bouquet of Wild Flowers c.1900 oil,canvas
Bouquet with White Lilies in a Japanese Vase pastel,paper
Breton harbour c.1879 oil,paper
Breton Village c.1890 oil,canvas
Brunhild (The Valkyrie)
Buddha c.1906 pastel,paper
Buddha in His Youth 1904
Head on a Stem charcoal,paper
Head with Flowers c.1907 oil,canvas
He falls, head-first, into the abyss (plate 17) 1896 lithography,paper
Helena (Ennoia) (plate 10) 1896 lithography,paper
Here is the Good Goddess, the Idaean mother of the mountains (plate 15) 1896 lithography,paper
Homage to Leonardo da Vinci 1908 pastel,paper
I am still the great Isis! None has yet lifted my veil! My fruit is the Sun! (plate 16) 1896 lithography,paper
Icarus oil,canvas
I have sometimes seen in the sky what seemed like forms of spirits (plate 21) 1896 lithography,paper
Immediately three goddesses arise (plate 11) 1896 lithography,paper
Profile of a Child (Profile of a Girl with Bird of Paradise) c.1908
Profile of a Young Girl c.1900 pastel,paper
Red Boat with Blue Sails c.1907 oil,canvas
Red Thorns pastel,paper
Reflection pastel,paper
Rodolphe Bresdin 1865 pencil,paper
Roger and Angelica c.1909
Roger and Angelica c.1910 pastel,paper
Roger and Angelica 1910 pastel,paper
Roland at Roncesvalles c.1869 oil,canvas
The Old Woman: What are you afraid of? A wide black hole! Perhaps it is a void? (plate 19) 1896 lithography,paper
The origins
The Port of Morgat 1882 oil,canvas
The Pot of Geraniums c.1910 oil,canvas
The Prisoner (Boulet) 1879
The Raven 1882
The Red Poppy oil,canvas
There were also embryonic beings 1885 lithography,paper
The Saint c.1903 oil,cardboard
Buddha Walking among the Flowers 1905 oil,canvas
Bust of a Man Asleep amid Flowers watercolor,paper
Butterflies watercolor,paper
Butterflies oil,canvas
Butterflies 1913 oil,canvas
Caliban on a branch 1881 chalk,charcoal,paper
Calvary c.1897 pastel,paper
Carnations and baby's breath in a green pitcher oil,canvas
Cauldron of the Sorceress 1879 charcoal,paper
Ceaselessly by my side the demon stirs 1890 lithography,paper
Initiation to Study 1905 oil,canvas
Intelligence was mine! I became the Buddha! (plate 12) 1896 lithography,paper
In the balance c.1880 charcoal,paper
In the section 1879 lithography,paper
In the shadow people are weeping and praying, surrounded by others who are exhorting them (plate 6) 1896
I plunged into solitude. I dwelt in the tree behind me. (plate 9) 1896 lithography,paper
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel c.1905 oil,panel
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel c.1907 oil,canvas
Joan of Arc pastel,paper
Lady Macbeth c.1898 pastel,paper
Rose and Daisy oil,canvas
Rose, Peony and Cornflowers in a Green Vase pastel,paper
Sacred Heart 1910 pastel,paper
Saint George c.1905 pastel,paper
Saint George and the Dragon c.1909 oil,panel
Saint Sebastian c.1910 pastel,paper
Saint Sebastian c.1911
Saint Sebastian 1910 pastel,paper
Salome c.1893 pastel,paper
Satan 1877 charcoal,gouache,paper
The Seashell 1912 pastel,paper
The Sermon oil,panel
The Servant
The Turquoise Vase c.1911
The Wheel of Fortune oil,panel
The Window c.1904 oil,canvas
The Window c.1907 oil,canvas
The Winged Man (The Fallen Angel) 1880 oil,canvas
The Yellow Cape 1895 pastel,paper
The Yellow Sail c.1905 pastel,paper
Centaurs c.1910 oil,panel
Centaur with Cello 1910 oil,canvas
Christ lithography,paper
Christ and His Desciples oil,canvas
Christ in Silence c.1897 charcoal,paper
Christ on the Cross c.1897
Christ with Red Thorns c.1897 charcoal,paper
Chrysalis oil,canvas
Closed Eyes c.1894 oil,canvas
Closed Eyes 1890 oil,canvas
Lady of the Flowers c.1895 oil,canvas
Landscape in Brittany, Peyrelebade pastel,paper
Landscape with Eve c.1900 oil,canvas
Lane of Trees oil,panel
Large Boquet on a Black Background c.1910 pastel,paper
Large Bouquet of Wild Flowers pastel,paper
Leda and the Swan watercolor,paper
Lenor appears in front of the black sun of melancholy 1882 lithography,paper
Lenore
Madness 1882
Self Portrait 1880 oil,canvas
Severed head 1878 charcoal,paper
She draws from her bosom a sponge, perfectly black, and covers it with kisses (plate 8) 1896 lithography,paper
Silence c.1911 oil,panel
Silence
Silence 1900 pastel,paper
Silence oil,canvas
Sita 1893
Sketch pastel,paper
Small Bouquet in a Pitcher pastel,paper
Three Vases of Flowers c.1909 pastel,paper
Tree Against a Yellow Background 1901 oil,pastel,canvas,tempera
Trees c.1875 oil,panel
Two trees 1875 charcoal,paper
Two Women under a Red Tree c.1905 oil,canvas
Two Young Girls among the Flowers 1912 oil,canvas
Underwater Vision c.1910 oil,canvas
Underwater Vision pastel,paper
Underwater Vision 1910 oil,canvas
Upon awakening I saw the Goddess of the Intelligible with her severe and hard profile 1885 lithography,paper
Closed Eyes 1899
Closed Eyes c.1894 oil,panel
Closed Eyes c.1895 pastel,paper
Combat of Centaurs
Composition with Flowers oil,panel
Cup of cognition (The Children's Cup) 1894 oil,canvas
Dante's Vision c.1914 watercolor,paper
David and Goliath 1875 charcoal,paper
Day appears at last ... and in the very disk of the sun shines face of Jesus Christ (plate 24) 1896
Death: It is I who makes you serious; let us embrace each other (plate 20) 1896 lithography,paper
Madness 1883 charcoal,paper
Man's head charcoal,pencil,paper
Maurice Denis 1903 lithography,paper
Meditation pastel,paper
Melancholy 1876 charcoal,paper
Mimosas, Anemonies and Leaves in a Blue Vase c.1915 pastel,paper
Muse on Pegasus c.1907 - c.1910 oil,canvas
My kisses have the taste of fruit which would melt in your heart! ... You distain me! Farewell! (plate 4) 1896 lithography,paper
Mysterious Boat c.1897 oil,panel
Mysterious Head oil,panel
Small Bust Of A Young Girl
Small Village in the Medoc oil,panel
Spirit of the Forest 1890
Spring
Spring 1883
Stained Glass Window charcoal,paper
Stained Glass Window (Allegory) 1908 oil,canvas
Stained Glass Window (The Mysterious Garden) c.1905 pastel,paper
Still life oil,canvas
Still Life - The Dream c.1904 oil,canvas
Vase de Fleurs oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers c.1900 oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers
Vase of Flowers
Vase of Flowers 1900 oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers 1908
Vase of Flowers c.1904 oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers c.1904 oil,canvas
A boat c.1901 oil,canvas
A boat oil,panel
A Figure c.1905 watercolor,paper
After the Execution 1877
Death: My irony surpasses all others! 1889 lithography,paper
Decoration c.1907 oil,canvas
Decorative Panel panel,tempera
Design for a Prayer Rug c.1909
Devil take a head in the air 1876 charcoal,paper
Different peoples inhabit the countries of the Ocean (plate 23) 1896 lithography,paper
Édouard Vuillard 1900
Eve 1904
Everywhere eyeballs are aflame 1888 lithography,paper
Evocation (Head of Christ or Inspiration from a Mosaic in Ravenna) pastel,paper
Mystical Conversation c.1896 oil,canvas
Mystical Conversation pastel,paper
Naked Woman on a Car watercolor,paper
Nasturtiums c.1912 oil,canvas
Near the Harbor c.1880 oil,canvas
Woman with outstretched arm c.1868 graphite,paper
Portrait of Marie Botkine 1900
Nude, Begonia and Heads c.1912 watercolor,paper
Nude Woman on the Rocks
Oannes
Strange Orchid
Street in Samois 1888
Struggle between Woman and Centaur c.1905 pastel,paper
Swamp Flower 1884
Temptation pastel,paper
The Accused 1887 charcoal,paper
The Angel of Destiny oil,canvas
The Apparition oil,panel
The Beacon 1883 pastel,paper
The beasts of the sea, round like leather bottles (plate 22) 1896 lithography,paper
Vase of Flowers c.1905 pastel,paper
Vase of Flowers c.1909 oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers c.1909
Vase of Flowers c.1910 oil,cardboard
Vase of Flowers pastel,paper
Vase of Flowers oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers on a Red Tablecloth c.1900 oil,canvas
Vase of Flowers Pansies pastel,paper
Vase of Flowers with Branches of a Flowering Apple Tree c.1906 oil,canvas
Vase of poppies oil,canvas
A funeral mask tolls bell 1882 lithography,paper
Aged Angel c.1903
Alsace or reading monk oil,canvas
A madman in a dismal landscape 1885 lithography,paper
And he discerns an arid, knoll-covered plain (plate 7) 1896 lithography,paper
And on every side are columns of basalt, ... the light falls from the vaulted roof (plate 3) 1896 lithography,paper
Andromeda c.1912
And the eyes without heads were floating like molluscs (plate 13) 1896 lithography,paper
Anemones
Anemones and Poppies in a Vase
Evocation of Butterflies c.1910 - c.1912
Eye Balloon 1898
Face of Mystery 1885 lithography,paper
Fallen Angel 1872 charcoal,paper
Fallen Angel Looking at a Cloud c.1875 oil,canvas
False Glory 1885
Fantasmagorie 1870
Fantastical
Faust and Mephistopheles 1880 lithography,paper
Fear 1866 etching,paper
Oannes 1904 oil,canvas
Oannès: I, the first consciousness of chaos, arose from the abyss that I might harden matter, and give law unto forms (plate 14) 1896 lithography,paper
Oedipus in the Garden of Illusions oil,panel
Onnes (Christ and the Serpent) 1907 oil,panel
On the Horizon, the Angel of Certitude, and in the Dark Sky, A Questioning Glance 1882 lithography,paper
Ophelia oil,canvas
Ophelia 1905
Ophelia
Orchids c.1912
Oriental Woman c.1897 pastel,paper
The Birth of Venus c.1910 oil,panel
The Birth of Venus c.1912 oil,canvas
The Birth of Venus 1912
The Birth of Venus 1912 oil,canvas
The Birth of Venus 1912 pastel,paper
The Birth of Venus oil,panel
The Black Pegasus oil,canvas
The Black Torches 1889 charcoal,paper
The Blessing watercolor,paper
The Boat c.1900
Vase with flowers
Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Vase with Japanese Warrior 1905 pastel,paper
Venetian Landscape c.1908
Violette Haymann c.1910 oil,canvas
Virgin of the Dawn 1890 oil,canvas
Vision c.1883 charcoal,paper
Vision 1879 lithography,paper
Vitrage
White Pegasus c.1908 oil,canvas
Anemones and Tulips pastel,paper
Anemones in a Jug
Angel Executions c.1890
Angel in Chains c.1875 oil,canvas
Animals of the Bottom of the Sea pastel,paper
Animals of the Sea 1910 oil,canvas
Anthony: Help me, O my God! (plate 2) 1896 lithography,paper
Anthony: What Is the Point of All This? The Devil: There Is No Point! (plate 18) 1896 lithography,paper
Apollo's Chariot c.1905 oil,panel
Apollo's Chariot c.1906 oil,panel
Figure c.1876 pastel,paper
First a pool of water, then a prostitute, the corner of a temple, a soldier's face, a chariot with two rearing white horses 1888 lithography,paper
Five studies of female nudes pencil,paper
Flight into Egypt oil,canvas
Flower of Blood 1895 pastel,paper
The Marsh Flower, a Sad Human Head 1885 lithography,paper
Flowers c.1905 oil,canvas
Flowers 1905 pastel,paper
Flowers 1909 oil,canvas
Flowers c.1905 pastel,paper
Orpheus pastel,paper
Pandora c.1914
Pandora 1912
Pantheon c.1910 pastel,paper
Parsifal 1891 lithography,paper
Pegasus 1900 pastel,paper
Pegasus 1905 oil,canvas
Pegasus and the Hydra c.1907
Pepper and Lemon on a White Tablecloth 1901 oil,canvas
Peyrelebade Landscape c.1868 oil,canvas
The Boat 1902 pastel,paper
The Boat (Virgin with Corona) c.1897 pastel,paper
The Breath which Leads All Creatures is also in the Spheres 1882 lithography,paper
The Buddha c.1905 pastel,paper
The Buddha oil,cardboard
The Child c.1894 pastel,paper
The Child in a Sphere of Light c.1900 pastel,paper
The Child In A Sphere Of Light
The Crown pastel,paper
The Crown 1910 charcoal,pastel,paper
White Vase with Flowers 1916 pastel,paper
Wildflowers in a Long Necked Vase c.1912 oil,canvas
Wild flowers in a Long-necked Vase c.1912 pastel,paper
Wild Flowers in a Vase oil,panel
Winged Old Man with a Long White Beard c.1900
Woman among the Flowers c.1910
Woman and Child against a Stained Glass Background charcoal,paper
Woman and Serpent c.1890 charcoal,paper
Woman and Stone Pot Full of Flowers pastel,paper
Apollo's Chariot 1912 oil,canvas
Apollo's Chariot c.1907 oil,canvas
Apollo's Chariot c.1908 oil,panel
Apollo's Chariot c.1908
Apollo's Chariot c.1909 oil,canvas
Apollo's Chariot c.1912 oil,canvas
Apollo's Chariot c.1914 chalk,charcoal,paper
Apollo's Chariot pastel,paper
A Pot of Geraniums
Apparition c.1910 oil,canvas
Flowers pastel,paper
Flowers oil,canvas
Flowers fall and the head of a python appears (plate 5) 1896 lithography,paper
Flowers in aa Brown Vase c.1904 oil,canvas
Flowers in a Black Vase c.1909 pastel,paper
Flowers in a Blue Jug c.1910 pastel,paper
Flowers in a Blue Vase c.1910 oil,canvas
Flowers in a Blue Vase pastel,paper
Flowers in a Green Pitcher pastel,paper
Flowers in a Pot c.1900 pastel,paper
Peyrelebade Landscape 1880
Peyrlebade 1888 oil,canvas
Pitcher of Flowers oil,canvas
Poet's Dream oil,canvas
Poppies and Daisies in a Blue Vase pastel,paper
Poppies in a Vase c.1910 pastel,paper
Portrait of Ari Redon c.1898 pastel,paper
Portrait of Ari Redon in Profile pastel,paper
Portrait of Genevieve de Gonet as a Child 1907 pastel,paper
Portrait of Jeanne Chaine 1903 pastel,paper
The Crucifixion 1904 oil,canvas
The Cup of Mystery c.1890 oil,canvas
The Death of Ophelia 1905 oil,canvas
The Departure c.1906 oil,panel
The Distributer of Crowns c.1882 oil,panel
The Doge's Wife c.1900
The Dream watercolor,paper
The Druidess 1893 charcoal,paper,pastel
The Druidess 1893
The Egg 1885 charcoal,paper
Woman and the mountain landscape c.1865 pencil,paper
Woman in Profile under a Gothic Arch c.1907 pastel,paper
Woman In Profile Under A Gothic Arch
Woman in Profile with Flowers pastel,paper
Woman in Red pastel,paper
Woman with Flowers pastel,paper
Woman with Flowers 1903 pastel,paper
Woman with Pillar of Flowers 1903 pastel,paper
Woman with Veil c.1895 - c.1899 pastel,paper
Yachts at Royan 1902 pastel,paper
A strange Juggler 1885 lithography,paper
Auricular Cell 1894 lithography,paper
Aurora c.1910 oil,canvas
Bathers 1904 oil,panel
Bazon: The Artist's Cat 1905 oil,canvas
Begonia in a Pot c.1910 oil,canvas
Black Profile (Gauguin) c.1906 oil,canvas
Boat in the Moonlight oil,panel
Boat with Two Figures 1902 pastel,paper
Bouquet oil,canvas
Flowers in a Pot on a Red Background oil,canvas
Flowers in a Red Pitcher c.1900 pastel,paper
Flowers in a Turquoise Vase c.1912 oil,canvas
Flowers in a Vase c.1909 pastel,paper
Flowers in a Vase with one Handle c.1905 oil,canvas
Flowers in green vase c.1868 oil,canvas
Flowers in Green Vase with Handles c.1905 oil,canvas
Frontpiece for "The Temptation of Saint Anthony" 1896
Geranium pastel,paper
Geraniums 1902 pastel,paper
Portrait of Madame Arthur Fontaine 1901 oil,canvas
Portrait of Madame Gustave Fayet 1907 pastel,paper
Portrait of Madame Redon c.1911 pastel,paper
Portrait of Madame Redon Embroidering 1880 pastel,paper
Portrait of Madame Redon in Profile
Portrait of Madame Redon with Ari c.1902 pastel,paper
Portrait of Mademoiselle Jeanne Roberte de Domecy 1905 charcoal,paper
Portrait of Marie Botkine 1900 pastel,paper
Portrait of Paule Gobillard 1900 pastel,paper
Portrait of Simone Fayet 1907 pastel,paper
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me engraving,paper
The eye like a strange balloon goes to infinity 1882 lithography,paper
The Fallen Angel c.1905 oil,canvas
The Fisherwoman 1900 pastel,paper
The Flame (Goddess of Fire) 1896 oil,canvas
The Flight into Egypt pastel,paper
The Gambler 1879 lithography,paper
The Glance oil,canvas
The Green Death c.1905 oil,canvas
The Green Horseman c.1904 pastel,paper
Yellow Boat c.1910 oil,canvas
Young Girl Facing Left pastel,paper
Young Girl in a Blue Bonnet pastel,paper
Bouquet of anemones pastel,paper
Bouquet of Flowers c.1900 oil,canvas
Bouquet of Flowers c.1904 oil,canvas
Bouquet of Flowers c.1910 charcoal,paper
Bouquet of Flowers c.1912 oil,canvas
Bouquet of Flowers pastel,paper
Bouquet of Flowers oil,canvas
Bouquet of Flowers in a Blue Vase c.1907 oil,canvas
Bouquet of Flowers in a Blue Vase pastel,paper
Bouquet of Flowers in a Blue Vase oil,canvas
Geraniums 1910 oil,canvas
Geraniums and other Flowers in a Stoneware Vase oil,canvas
Girl with Chrysanthemums c.1905 pastel,paper
Gnome 1879 lithography,paper
Goat c.1895
Green Vase oil,canvas
Head of a martyr 1877
Head of a Sleeping Woman c.1905 oil,canvas
Head of a Young Woman in Profile c.1895 pastel,paper
Head of Orpheus on the Water or The Mystic 1880 charcoal,pencil,paper
Portrait of Simone Fayet in Holy Communion 1908 pastel,paper
Portrait of the Marquis de Gonet 1907 pastel,paper
Portrait of the Son of Robert de Comecy 1898 pastel,paper
Portrait of Violette Heymann 1910 pastel,paper
Portrait of Yseult Fayet 1908 pastel,paper
Predestined Child c.1904 oil,canvas
Primitive Man Seated in Shadow chalk,charcoal,paper
Profile oil,cardboard
Profile watercolor,paper
Profile in an Arch 1905 pastel,paper
The laureate head c.1875 charcoal,pencil,paper
The Man c.1916 pastel,paper
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian 1910
The Masked Anemone watercolor,paper
The Mask of the Red Death 1883 charcoal,paper
The Meadow oil,canvas
The Monster oil,canvas
The Mysterious Boat oil,canvas
The Mysterious Boat c.1892 pastel,paper
The Mystical Knight (Oedipus and the Sphinx) 1869 charcoal,paper
The Seashell 1912 pastel,paper
Wildflowers c.1906 oil,canvas
Ophelia c.1903 Pastel on Paper
Deux jeunes filles en fleurs (Two Young Girls Among Flowers) c. 1905-12 Oil on Canvas
Red Boat with Blue Sail 1906-07 Oil on Canvas
Eye-Balloon 1878 Charcoal
Guardian Spirit of the Waters 1878 Charcoal
La Barque Mystique c. 1890-95 Pastel on wove paper
La coquille (The Seashell) 1912 Pastel on paper
Le Bouddha (The Buddha) c. 1905 Pastel on paper
Les yeux clos (Closed Eyes) c.1890 Lithograph,paper
Panel c.1902
Saint John 1892 Pastel on Paper
Profile and Flowers 1912 Pastel on Paper
Beatrice 1885 Pastel on Paper
Cactus Man 1882 charcoal,paper
Flower Clouds 1903 Pastel on Paper
Flowers c.1903 Oil on Canvas
Mystery c. 1910 Oil on Canvas
Parsifal c.1912 Pastel on Paper
The Crying Spider 1881 Charcoal
The Cyclops c.1898 - c.1900 Oil on Canvas
The Golden Cell 1892 Oil and gold metallic paint on paper prepared with white ground
The Red Sphinx c. 1912 Pastel on Paper
The Smiling Spider 1887 Charcoal
Woman with a Yellow Bodice c.1899 Pastel on Paper

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