Odilon Redon , Les Fleurs du Mal, Munich, 1984, Hasso Ebeling International Publishing. Facsimile.
Illustr.: 9 etchings.
Odilon Redon , born Bertrand Jean Redon (1840-1916), was a Symbolist painter of the late 19th century. His art explores aspects of thought, the dark and esoteric side of the human soul, imbued with the mechanisms of dreams. His father married a Creole woman of French origin in America. They returned to France five or six years later. This journey would influence the painter: his taste for fertile dreams, his need for escape, and the recurring motif of the boat in his work all reflect this perspective. From the outset, Redon was a spiritually stateless artist. There is a very strong divide between the beginning and end of his work. During the first half of his life, he was the painter of black, and he constantly used this hue. His transition to color coincided with the birth of his first son. (see more: Wikipedia )
