Perversité

1891

Odilon Redon

Associated Names
Odilon Redon

Artist, French, 1840 - 1916

The image shows the head and shoulders of a person in a three-quarter view, with their body turned slightly away and their head inclined towards the viewer. The person's facial features are delicately rendered, with prominent eyes, a nose, and a mouth. The hair is styled close to the scalp with fine details suggesting a textured surface. The person is not wearing any visible clothing, leaving the shoulders and back partially exposed. The surrounding area is dark, contrasting against the illuminated form of the figure. The background does not contain any details, maintaining a deep, dark space that highlights the figure's features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 x 5.6 cm (8 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 27.3 cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.54

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mellerio 1913, no. 20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Claude Roger-Marx [b. 1888], Paris (Lugt 2229). Private collection (Lugt 1516a). (R.M. Light & Co., Inc., Boston); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased December 6, 1971; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as Perversity.

Bibliography

1913

  • Mellerio, Andre. Odilon Redon. Paris: Societe pour l'Etude de la Gravure Francais, 1913. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1968.

Wikidata ID

Q76349226

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