Woman and the mountain landscape 1865

"Woman and the Mountain Landscape" (1865) is a charcoal drawing by the French symbolist artist Odilon Redon. The artwork features a solitary woman seated in the foreground, her figure rendered with delicate lines and soft shading. The background is dominated by a towering mountain range and an expansive sky, with the lines suggesting both the weight of the mountains and the vastness of the sky. Redon's use of charcoal creates a sense of depth and mystery, hinting at the artist's fascination with the subconscious mind and the power of dreams. This work is characteristic of Redon's early style, which explored themes of solitude, introspection, and the interplay of the real and the imagined.