Les Anemones (Still Life with Anemones) by Odilon Redon

Les Anemones (Still Life with Anemones) c. 1900 - 1910

oil-on-canvas

gouache

possibly oil pastel

handmade artwork painting

fluid art

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

france

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

oil-on-canvas

watercolor

"Les Anemones" (Still Life with Anemones) is a captivating oil painting by Odilon Redon, created between 1900 and 1910. This vibrant, small-scale still life showcases Redon's signature style, characterized by a soft, dreamy quality and a subtle interplay of light and shadow. The painting features a delicate bouquet of anemones, their delicate petals rendered with a touch of Impressionist sensibility. The colorful blooms burst forth from a patterned vase, lending a touch of decorative elegance to the composition. Redon's masterful use of color and light creates a sense of both tranquility and ethereal beauty, inviting viewers to pause and contemplate the ephemeral nature of beauty.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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As a Symbolist, Redon does not attempt to make us believe that we are seeing a real vase of flowers. Instead he presents us with a universal archetype-a heavenly dream-of a vase of flowers that seems to float in an ethereal space. He wanted his works to touch us within, saying the he "placed the visible in the service of the invisible."