Odilon RedonWith a clear symbolist vision and a bold graphic style that was inimitably his own, Odilon Redon (1840 - 1916) stands apart in 19th century printmaking.
Although he is best known for his lithographs, with their sumptuous blacks and refined textures, his etchings are often also superb, and he strove to represent the invisible in evocative compositions that mark the limits of creative imagination.
Les Fleurs du MalThe Flowers of EvilMellerio 198-206 etchings, 1890, the full set of illustrations for Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. Redon conceived and produced these remarkable "interpretations" of Baudelaire's landmark poems as a set of drawings for the Belgian editor Deman.
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