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Fear by Odilon Redon

Fear

Odilon Redon · 1865

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DETAILS
Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1865
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
110 × 200 mm (image) 140 × 222 mm (plate); 270 × 358 mm (sheet)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
The Stickney Collection
ART MOVEMENTS
Aestheticism
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THE ARTIST

Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon, a French Symbolist, journeyed from his haunting 'noirs' to vibrant, dreamlike pastels, inspiring Surrealism with his explorations of the unseen.

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The Backgammon Players Same era · 1850s–1880s The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Barks Fleeing Before the Storm Same era · 1850s–1880s Barks Fleeing Before the Storm Léon-Victor Dupré · 1870 · Art Institute of Chicago Paris Street; Rainy Day Same era · 1850s–1880s Paris Street; Rainy Day Kawabata Gyokushō · 1877 · Art Institute of Chicago A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) Same era · 1850s–1880s A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) Edgar Degas · 1865 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant) Same era · 1850s–1880s Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant) Gustave Courbet · 1865 · Art Institute of Chicago Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers Same era · 1850s–1880s Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers Édouard Manet · 1865 · Art Institute of Chicago Mirope Savati Gaye Same era · 1850s–1880s Mirope Savati Gaye Mariano Fortuny Marsal · 1865 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Valley of the Bedford Same era · 1850s–1880s Valley of the Bedford William Hart · 1865 · Fogg Museum
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