Young Woman in Profile 1910

This pastel drawing by Odilon Redon, "Young Woman in Profile", portrays a woman in profile with her hair covering most of her face. The muted green background highlights the subject's pale skin, rendered in a delicate style. The lines are soft, creating a dreamlike atmosphere and a sense of mystery, as the woman's gaze is directed off-canvas. Created in 1910, this artwork exemplifies Redon's artistic exploration of symbolic and emotional themes, often incorporating the ethereal and the mysterious in his works. Redon, renowned for his contribution to the Symbolism movement, sought to evoke emotions and ideas through visual means, and his work often blurred the lines between reality and imagination.