The Queen of Sheba (La Reine de Saba)

1896-1900

Odilon Redon

Associated Names
Odilon Redon

Artist, French, 1840 - 1916

The image depicts an individual shown from the waist up, seated in a relaxed position with eyes seemingly closed or gazing downward. The person has long, dark hair adorned with an ornate headpiece decorated with floral patterns. Their facial features include a softly contoured face with subtle shading to indicate eyebrows and lips. The person appears to be unclothed, with minimal lines suggesting the outline of the torso and arms. To the right of the person, an animal, resembling a cat, is rendered. The background of the image is plain and off-white. The artwork is rendered in a loose, sketch-like style with bold black lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Woodner Collection, Gift of Dian Woodner

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.12 × 24.13 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.137.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wildenstein vol. 2, no. 772

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Kornfield and Klipstein, Bern, 13-15 June 1974, lot 1094); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York [1903-1990]; by inheritance to his daughter Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Odilon Redon: Ian Woodner Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1985, no. 43.

1986

  • Odilon Redon, 1840-1916: Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Ian Woodner, Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, 1986, pg. 108.

1988

  • Odilon Redon: The Woodner Collection, The Phillips Collection, Washington, 1988, no. 66.

1989

  • Odilon Redon, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1989, no. 198-c.

  • Odilon Redon (1840 - 1916): La colleció Ian Woodner, Fundación Juan March, Barcelona, 1989, no. 89.

1990

  • Odilon Redon: Colección Ian Woodner, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 1990, no. 97.

  • Odilon Redon: The Ian Woodner Family Collection, The Dixon Art Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, 1990, no. 97.

Bibliography

1985

  • Adams, Brooke. Odilon Redon: Ian Woodner Collection. Exh. cat. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1985: no. 43.

1986

  • Huyghe, René. Odilon Redon, 1840 - 1916: Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Ian Woodner. Exh. cat. Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, 1986, pg. 108.

1988

  • Gowing, Lawrence. Odilon Redon: The Woodner Collection. Exh. cat. The Phillips Collection, Washington, 1988: no. 66.

1989

  • Odilon Redon. Exh. cat. The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 1989: no. 198-c.

  • Gowing, Lawrence. Odilon Redon (1840 - 1916): La colleció Ian Woodner. Exh. cat. Fundación Juan March, Barcelona, 1989: no. 89.

1990

  • Gowing, Lawrence. Odilon Redon: Colección Ian Woodner. Exh. cat. Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 1990: no. 97.

  • Wildenstein, Daniel and Alec. Odilon Redon: The Ian Woodner Family Collection. Exh. cat. The Dixon Art Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, 1990: no. 97.

1992

  • Wildenstein, Alec. Odilon Redon, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint et dessiné. 4 vols. Paris, 1992-98, vol. 2: no. 772.

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: Od. R.

Watermarks

INGRES

Wikidata ID

Q64618531

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