Béatrice

Béatrice

Odilon Redon

1897

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows soft, dreamy shapes in pale yellows and blues. The forms look like a face and a bird, but they’re blurry and hard to tell. Light colors fade into the background, making everything feel misty. The artist used a printing method that lets colors blend smoothly. This style avoids sharp lines, which makes the image feel like a sketchy memory. Look up *lithography* to see how this technique works.

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