Une femme revêtue du Soleil (A woman clothed with the sun)

1899

Odilon Redon

Associated Names
Ambroise Vollard

Artist, French, 1866 - 1939

Odilon Redon

Artist, French, 1840 - 1916

The image shows a partial profile view of a person's left side, including their face and upper torso. The person's head is tilted back, and their left arm is raised with the hand resting on the back of the head. The facial features are sketched with a straight nose and a contemplative expression. The hair is styled close to the head, and they are wearing a textured top. The background is abstract with dynamic patterns and light emanating around the figure against a dark backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.9 x 23 cm (11 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7369

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mellerio 1913, no. 179

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • The Apocalypse, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, 1973.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 56, as Une femme revêtue du soleil (A Woman Clothed with the Sun), from Apocalypse de Saint-Jean.

Bibliography

1913

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

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 56.

Wikidata ID

Q65024106

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