Odilon Redon is famous for scenes of disquieting dreams and visions. It is far less well known that he also painted dozens of landscapes. He regarded them simply as studies, and seldom showed them to anyone. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has three of these rare little paintings. Their stark simplicity makes them at least as poetic as Redon’s Symbolist work.
Specifications
Title | Rue de village |
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Material and technique | Oil on paper mounted on panel |
Object type |
Painting
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> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height 25,4 cm Width 32 cm |
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Artists |
Painter:
Odilon Redon
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Accession number | 1714 (MK) |
Credits | Gift Mr M.M. Valkenburg, 1922 |
Department | Modern Art |
Acquisition date | 1922 |
Creation date | in circa 1875 |
Internal exhibitions |
Impressionisme: Een schone kijk (1992) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
External exhibitions |
À la campagne: het Franse licht van Maris tot Monet (2022) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen @ Rijksmuseum (2023) |
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Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Odilon Redon
Bordeaux 1840 - Parijs 1916
Odilon Redon spent most of his youth in the Peyrelebade estate near Listrac, which was managed by his uncle. Redon's graphics and drawings depict fantasy-filled...
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