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Apocalypse de Saint-Jean by Odilon Redon 03
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And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death (Et celui qui était monté dessus se
nommait la Mort)
Apocalypse of Saint John (Apocalypse de Saint-Jean). 1899. Portfolio of 13 lithographs (including cover, 12 with chine collé). composition (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (each approx.): 22 1/16 × 16 9/16" (56 × 42 cm). Vollard, Paris. Blanchard, Paris.
Odilon Redon was born Bertrand Jean Redon to a prosperous family in Bordeaux. His nickname was a derivation of his mother's first name, Odile, who was a French Creole woman from Louisiana. His childhood was solitary, and he described days spent "watching the clouds pass, following with infinite pleasure the magical brightness of their fleeting variations." However, Redon also characterized himself as a "sad and weak child," who "sought out the shadows." He recalled, "I remember taking a deep and unusual joy in hiding under the big curtains and in the dark corners of the house." This note of melancholy and pessimism would find its expression in his mature art, particularly in his noirs and mysterious Symbolist works.
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