1887
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Christ is a 1887 ink by Odilon Redon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a close-up of a face with a serious expression. The skin looks rough, almost like carved stone, and the eye stands out sharply against the dark background. The hair is messy, blending into the shadowy space around the face. The artist used a scratchy, uneven style that makes the image feel raw. This isn’t a smooth painting—it looks like it was drawn with a rough tool, giving it a gritty texture. Next, check out lithography to see how this technique works.
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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