Odilon Redon retrospective at Kröller-Müller Museum explores his fantastical universe
The Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo presents a major exhibition of Odilon Redon (1840-1916), featuring 167 works that trace the artist's evolution from charcoal drawings to pastels. Redon, who studied in Bordeaux and Paris, was influenced by Rodolphe Bresdin and naturalist Armand Clavaud, blending romanticism with scientific curiosity. His lithographic series Les Origines (1883) pays homage to Darwin, while illustrations for Flaubert's La Tentation de Saint Antoine (1889) evoke mystical sensuality. Redon's fascination with Wagnerian mythology appears in works like Brünnhilde (1885), and his female figures draw from medieval and Renaissance Italian painting, rejecting Impressionism. The exhibition runs until September 9, 2018.
Key facts
- 167 works by Odilon Redon are on display at Kröller-Müller Museum
- Redon was born in Bordeaux in 1840 and died in Paris in 1916
- He was influenced by Rodolphe Bresdin and Armand Clavaud
- The lithographic album Les Origines (1883) references Darwin's theory of evolution
- Redon illustrated Flaubert's La Tentation de Saint Antoine in 1889
- His work Brünnhilde (1885) reflects Wagnerian influence
- The exhibition runs until September 9, 2018
- The museum is located at Houtkampweg 6 in Otterlo
Entities
Artists
- Odilon Redon
- Eugène Delacroix
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Rodolphe Bresdin
- Armand Clavaud
- André Breton
- Charles Darwin
- Gustave Flaubert
- Francisco Goya
- Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Charles Baudelaire
- Richard Wagner
- Niccolò Lucarelli
Institutions
- Kröller-Müller Museum
- Artribune
Locations
- Bordeaux
- Paris
- Otterlo
- Netherlands
- Houtkampweg 6