The Engraver (bust of a man)
1914 · Pastel , Gouache , Paper
Dimensions 47 × 48 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
A man in profile, his face half-dark, reads a book with a numerical title from which emanates an unreal light. The encrypted title would be borrowed from the alphabet created by the German Benedictine Jean de Trithème (1462-1516) and known only to alchemists. The key to the work is now lost.
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About this artwork
The Engraver (bust of a man) (1914) by Odilon Redon, pastel , Gouache , Paper, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon (April 20, 1840 – July 6, 1916) was a French symbolist painter, printmaker, draughtsman and pastellist. During his early years as an artist, Redon's works were described as "a synthesis of nightmares and dreams", as they contained dark, fantastical figures from the artist's own imagination.
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