1886
charcoal
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1886 charcoal by Odilon Redon, a Impressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a blurry, shadowy figure floating in a dark, foggy space. The face is barely visible—just hollow eyes and a faint mouth. The colors are mostly browns and grays, with no clear background or setting. The smudged lines and soft edges make the figure feel ghostly and unclear. This style was used to create mood over detail. Next, check out scumbling to see how artists build texture with layered strokes.
Born Bertrand-Jean Redon on 20 April 1840 in Bordeaux, the artist adopted the name Odilon from his mother, Marie-Odile.
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