Cleveland Museum of Art
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Odilon RedonLinkedCulture matchlcp-4742ddd84007
- Date
- 1866
- Medium
- etching
- Culture
- France, 19th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 160709
Odilon Redon used parallel lines of varying density throughout this etching to enhance its tonal and emotional darkness. The subject was inspired by Johann Wolfgang Goethe's 1782 poem describing a father who discovered his child's death after a cold and windy nighttime journey. The figures and the man's white cape contrast dramatically with the scale and tone of their surroundings. Redon made few etchings during his career. This one was a gift to his friend, French art critic and novelist Joris-Karl Huysmans, and features a personalized dedication at the bottom of the sheet. An impression of this etching was exhibited in a group of Odilon Redon's work at the 1913 Armory Show, which introduced the artist's work to American audiences.
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- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
- Provenance
- ?-1997: H. M. Petiet [1894-1980; L. 5031], Paris | 1997: (Hotel Drouot, Estampes modernes Henri M. Petiet, 13th sale, Paris, September 25, 1997, no. 157) | ?-1997: (Ian Mackenzie Fine Art, London, sold to the Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH) | 1997: The Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH | 1997-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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