Saint Sebastian 1910

odilonredon

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

tree

abstract painting

possibly oil pastel

fluid art

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

plant

christianity

men

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

mixed medium

watercolor

christ

"Saint Sebastian" (1910) by Odilon Redon is a pastel on paper depicting the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound to a tree and pierced with arrows. The work is characterized by Redon's signature use of soft, dreamlike imagery, with hazy colors and a sense of spiritual longing. This painting, now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, showcases Redon's exploration of religious themes through a subjective and symbolic lens.