Odilon Redon Books

One of the most expressive artists of the Symbolism movement, Odilon (1840–1916) led a quiet life. Withdrawn in manner, conventional in dress, and virtually unknown for the first half of his career, the French painter and graphic artist drew upon his own startlingly complex and fantastic inner world to create haunting works that reveal an existence beyond that of everyday vision. He transformed common subjects and models into strange, eerie images and exhibited a predilection for spiders and serpents, skeletons and skulls, gnomes and monsters — all rendered in a distinctive style of controlled, delicate realism.Redon's popularity arose chiefly among young progressive artists, who considered his works as visual correspondence to the literary symbolism of Mallarmé. Modern devotees regard Redon's translation of the subconscious world of dreams into visual reality as a precursor to Surrealism. This modestly priced volume offers a rich compilation of the influential artist's graphic works, with 209 illustrations — 72 lithographs, plus 37 etchings and engravings — depicting unforgettable scenes of fantasy and mystery.

Published on the occasion of the largest ever Odilon Redon retrospective, held at the Grand Palais in Paris in the spring of 2011, this chunky but pocketbook-size paperback volume reproduces all 256 artworks included in the landmark exhibition. It begins with Redon's "Self-Portrait" of 1867 and then examines his famous suites of lithographs, including Dans le Reve and the classic illustrations to Poe, Huysmans and Flaubert. All of the great pastels and oils are here, in full color, as well as lesser-known works like painted screens; throughout, each of the works is accompanied by the captions used in the exhibition, which provide details of provenance and, where relevant, edition size.

Kalender mit 12 eingesteckten Kunstkarten, Titelblatt mit Passepartout und Foliendeckblatt.§Dreisprachiges Kalendarium. Kalenderformat: 19 x 24,5 cm.§Jede Kunstkarte kann nach Monatsende zum Sammeln, Verschenken oder Schreiben von Kartengrüßen weiter verwendet werden

Die Tagebücher und Aufzeichnungen Odilon Redons (1840 - 1916) erschienen erstmals unter dem Titel „A soi même“ im Jahre 1922. Sie schildern Kindheit und Heranwachsen, Einsamkeiten und Freundschaften, befruchtende Einflüsse und inneres Ringen des Malers, der zu den frühen Meistern der Moderne zählt.

Pečlivě připravený výbor z literárního díla francouzského symbolistického malíře představuje Redona jako neobyčejně citlivého člověka, snažícího se slovy zachytit jemnost myšlenky a prožívaného okamžiku. Zamyšlení nad soudobým malířstvím se zde střídají s nadčasovými úvahami o umění a životě.