Artwork
Vase of Flowers
Vase of Flowers is an unspecified painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Odilon Redon. It dates from 1905 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
The work portrays a vase filled with flowers, a straightforward floral still life. Its title, "Vase of Flowers," confirms the subject as a botanical arrangement. The available sources identify the motif but do not provide further iconographic detail or explicit symbolic interpretation, so any specific meaning beyond the representation of blossoms is not elaborated in the surviving material.
Technique & Style
Vase of Flowers is a painting by Odilon Redon, dated 1905, and held by the Cleveland Museum of Art. It measures 73.0 cm in height by 59.0 cm in width and depicts flowers. The available sources confirm the basic classification, dimensions, and subject matter but do not provide specific information about the medium, support, technique, handling, or condition of the work.
History & Provenance
No earlier ownership transfers are documented in the available sources, and the date of 1905 aligns with the artist's later Symbolist period.
Vase of Flowers is a painting by the French Symbolist Odilon Redon, executed in 1905 and measuring 73.0 cm in height by 59.0 cm in width. It entered the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, where it is catalogued under accession number 1935.233. No earlier ownership transfers are documented in the available sources, and the date of 1905 aligns with the artist's later Symbolist period. No specific exhibition records have been identified in the available documentation.
Context
Vase of Flowers is a 1905 painting by the French Symbolist Odilon Redon, held by the Cleveland Museum of Art. In the final decades of his life Redon turned increasingly to flower still lifes, a genre in which he combined close observation of botanical forms with the suggestive, dreamlike sensibility of his Symbolist work. The painting belongs to this late phase of his career.
Overview
Odilon Redon's Vase of Flowers, painted in 1905, exemplifies the artist's later work in color. This still life features a vibrant floral arrangement, characteristic of the French Symbolist's exploration of light and form during the Post-Impressionist era. The painting is part of the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art, representing a significant shift from his earlier monochromatic compositions.
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Artist
Odilon Redon (born Bertrand Redon; French: ; 20 April 1840 – 6 July 1916) was a French Symbolist draftsman, printmaker, and painter.
