Collection: Art prints by Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon was a French painter, draughtsman and graphic artist and is one of the most important representatives of Symbolism. He came from Bordeaux and showed a strong interest in literature, philosophy and the natural sciences at an early age, which had a lasting influence on his artistic thinking. He received his training from the engraver Rodolphe Bresdin, among others, who familiarized him with the world of printmaking and imaginative pictorial invention.

In his early years, Redon worked mainly in black and white. His so-called "noirs" - drawings and lithographs - depict dreamlike, often dark visions with floating heads, mysterious creatures and symbolically charged motifs. These works reflect Redon's interest in the unconscious, inner images and the world of dreams and consciously set himself apart from the naturalistic art of his time.

It was not until the 1890s that Redon increasingly turned to color. In pastels and paintings, he developed a luminous, poetic world of color in which flowers, mythological figures and religious themes play a central role. For him, color became a carrier of mood and spirituality rather than a description of visible reality.

Redon worked largely in seclusion and independently of fixed groups of artists, but was in close contact with writers and intellectuals of Symbolism. He gained increasing recognition during his lifetime, particularly in literary circles. Today, Odilon Redon is considered a key figure in Symbolist art, whose work marks the transition from the dark inwardness of the 19th century to a modernism that is open in color and spirit.