God with the Book of Seven Seals - Odilon Redon
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A haunting Symbolist lithograph by Odilon Redon, depicting a divine figure with the Book of Seven Seals in a dreamlike, atmospheric setting.
This lithograph by Odilon Redon depicts a central, ethereal figure holding a large book, a reference to the Book of Revelation. The composition is defined by a heavy, arched architectural frame that creates a sense of enclosure. Redon uses his characteristic soft, atmospheric shading to blur the boundaries between the figure and the surrounding space. The light emanates from the central subject, casting a reflection on the dark, horizontal plane below. Redon was a central figure in the Symbolist movement, known for his exploration of dreams, the subconscious, and religious mysticism. His work often moved away from direct observation of the physical world, favouring instead the creation of internal, psychological states. In this print, the figure is rendered with a ghostly, indistinct quality, suggesting a presence that exists outside of time. The contrast between the stark white of the paper and the deep, velvety blacks of the lithographic ink creates a dramatic visual tension. This piece demonstrates Redon's mastery of the lithographic medium, where he achieved a wide range of tonal values without relying on hard outlines. The figures surrounding the central deity appear as fragmented, dreamlike entities, adding to the overall sense of mystery. The work invites contemplation of the divine and the unknowable, themes that occupied much of Redon's later career. As a museum-grade print, this reproduction captures the subtle gradations of the original stone, preserving the delicate balance of light and shadow that defines Redon's aesthetic approach. It is a fine example of late nineteenth-century printmaking, where technical skill met a highly personal, imaginative vision.
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God with the Book of Seven Seals - Odilon Redon
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Artist Biography
Odilon Redon
For the first two decades of his career he worked exclusively in black: charcoal drawings and lithographs he called his noirs. Floating eyeballs, severed heads with closed lids, spiders with human faces, plants that grow teeth. The images are hallucinatory but precisely rendered, closer to medical illustration than fantasy. He published his first lithograph album, Dans le Reve, in 1879. Nobody noticed.
Recognition came sideways. In 1884, Joris-Karl Huysmans published A rebours, a novel about a reclusive aesthete who decorates his rooms with Redon's prints. The book became a cult text for the Symbolist movement and Redon became famous by association. Stephane Mallarme, the Symbolist poet, became a close friend. Redon also completed a series of lithographs dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe, whose poems Mallarme and Baudelaire had translated into French.
After 1900 he stopped making noirs entirely and shifted to colour: pastels and oils of flowers, mythological figures and butterflies in palettes that anticipate Matisse. The transition was so complete that the Surrealists later claimed the black work while the Fauves claimed the colour, and neither group seemed to notice they were talking about the same person.
He studied under Jean-Leon Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, which is an unlikely pairing: Gerome painted Roman gladiators with photographic precision. Redon painted eyeballs attached to balloons. Goya and Delacroix were the influences that actually stuck.
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