Un voile, une image imprimée
1891
Odilon Redon, a master of the Symbolist movement, loved exploring the dreamy and the mysterious, and this 1891 piece is a perfect example. The image shows a ghostly, bearded face—reminiscent of Christ on the Veil of Veronica—emerging from a textured, veil-like surface framed by heavy darkness. The French caption at the bottom translates to 'it was a veil, an imprint,' hinting at the fleeting, spiritual nature of the vision. Redon called his dark works his 'noirs,' using them to visualize the invisible world of the mind rather than the reality we see with our eyes.
- Technique
- Lithograph
- Material
- Ink on paper
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