La mort: mon ironie dépasse toutes les autres! (1889).
Two samples from a collection of Odilon Redon etchings lithographs at Gallica, an archive I’ve only recently begun to look at. A shame that the larger images scale up the content and the empty margin, often leaving a very small picture in the centre not much bigger than thumbnail size. Oh, well… On the plus side there’s a portrait I hadn’t seen before of Des Esseintes from Huysmans’ À Rebours, the book which in 1884 introduced Redon’s work to a wider public. Via BibliOdyssey, without whom, etc.
Et là-bas l’IDOLE ASTRALE, l’apothéose (1891).
Previously on { feuilleton }
• The eyes of Odilon Redon
• Arthur Zaidenberg’s À Rebours
I’ve always been fascinated by the art of Redon. Several months ago i’ve tried to make a video containing a large choice of his etchings. Not all of the images have a good quality, this is because i’ve scanned it from old books.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoeWAvgLA44
Hi,
Gallica is great.
Just to clarify things – these are lithographs not etchings. For more info (and pics) on Redon’s work and printmaking techniques try looking at this: http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/gallery/redon/
Amy
I adore Redon – one of my top 3 favorite artists. Big influence on em.
oops- meant to say “big influence on me”.
Amy: Oops, yeah, I should have known better considering I have two books of Redon’s work. Thanks.