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Flower Clouds, c. 1903
Pastel, with touches of stumping, incising, and brushwork, on blue-gray wove paper with multi-colored fibers altered to tan, perimeter mounted to cardboard, 445 x 542 mm
Through prior bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection, 1990.165
Currently not on display
Redon alternated layers of pastel with sprayed fixative, wiping or brushing the pastels into each other to develop rich, velvety surfaces. The entire background of "Flower Clouds" is composed of striations and brush strokes of pastel. Once he fixed these passages, Redon further manipulated them with a brush to uncover the underlying pastel colors. [Color photomicrograph of the above drawing, caption should read: Odilon Redon, "Detail of Flower Clouds." This photomicrograph illustrates a single brush stroke magnified twenty times].
| Classifications: | drawing, prints and drawings. |
| Subjects: | mysteries/fantasies, post-impressionist, transportation, water. |
| Artists: | Odilon Redon. |
| Media: | pastel. |
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Examination: Redon's Artistic Style and Symbolism |
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Artist Biography: Odilon Redon |
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Video: Redon's Symbolism through Art |
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