Druidesse

1892

Odilon Redon

Associated Names
Odilon Redon

Artist, French, 1840 - 1916

The image shows a person in a profile view, with their face turned to the left. They have a straight nose, a closed mouth, and long hair hidden under a dark veil. The person wears a headpiece and soft, layered clothing. The background is dark, creating a contrast with the person who is highlighted with lighter shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 23 x 20.1 cm (9 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 33 x 25.9 cm (13 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.57.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mellerio 1913, no. 117

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kennedy Galleries, New York); Mrs. Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October, 1968; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1913

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

Inscriptions

upper right, above image: Druidesse... 50 exemp.; lower left in graphite: OdR.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 8192; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: UB90 Druidesse

Wikidata ID

Q76349236

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