Who was Odilon Redon?
Q: Who was Odilon Redon?
A: Odilon Redon was a Symbolist painter and printmaker, born in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France.
Q: What did he do as a young child?
A: As a young child, Redon started drawing and at the age of 10 he was given a drawing prize at school.
Q: What did his father want him to do?
A: His father wanted him to pursue architecture instead of art so he switched from studying drawing to architecture.
Q: How did his artistic career start?
A: His artistic career began when he returned home after serving in the Franco-Prussian War and started working with charcoal and lithography.
Q: When did his work gain recognition?
A: His work gained recognition in 1884 when Joris-Karl Huysmans wrote a novel featuring an aristocrat who collected Redon's drawings.
Q: What mediums did he use later on in his career? A: Later on in his career, Redon used pastel and oils for most of his works.
Q: When was there an exhibition showcasing Redon's work? A: In 2005 the Museum of Modern Art launched an exhibition called "Beyond The Visible" which showcased more than 100 paintings, drawings, prints and books from The Ian Woodner Family Collection.
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