Bordeaux 1840 - 1916 Paris
Rights held by: Fondation Custodia, Collection Frits Lugt, Paris
Born in Bordeaux in southwestern France, Redon went to Paris to study briefly with Jean-Léon Gérome in 1864. The natural world was at the heart of his symbolist fantasies. His landscape oil sketches, which date from early in his career, anticipate his turn to vibrant hues in the 1890s.
Text written and researched by Amy Marquis Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge.
Oil on paper, mounted on canvas
21.1 × 36.3 cm
Created: circa 1880
This can be found in Gallery 11: The Arts of the 20th Century