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Redon - Large Vase with Flowers, c. 1912

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Redon - Large Vase with Flowers, c. 1912

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Large Vase with FlowersOil on canvas

Public domain photograph - still life painting, flowers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Odilon Redon was born Bertrand Jean Redon to a prosperous family in Bordeaux. His nickname was a derivation of his mother's first name, Odile, who was a French Creole woman from Louisiana. His childhood was solitary, and he described days spent "watching the clouds pass, following with infinite pleasure the magical brightness of their fleeting variations." However, Redon also characterized himself as a "sad and weak child," who "sought out the shadows." He recalled, "I remember taking a deep and unusual joy in hiding under the big curtains and in the dark corners of the house." This note of melancholy and pessimism would find its expression in his mature art, particularly in his noirs and mysterious Symbolist works.

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1912
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