1894
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Cellule Auriculaire is a 1894 ink by Odilon Redon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a dark, shadowy shape in the center, glowing faintly like a pale ghost. The edges blur into the background, making it hard to tell what it is. Above it, a few thin, wispy lines float like smoke or hair. The soft glow and fuzzy edges suggest something mysterious and dreamlike. This is a lithograph, which means the artist used a smooth stone and ink to create the print. Look up lithography to see how this printing method works.
Born Bertrand-Jean Redon on 20 April 1840 in Bordeaux, the artist adopted the name Odilon from his mother, Marie-Odile.
See the richer artist page
