1890
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Couverture - Frontispice is a 1890 ink by Odilon Redon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a dark, lumpy object with a few flowers on top—like a hat or a box. Behind it, a window or doorway frames a street scene with blurry shapes, maybe people or buildings. The lines are scratchy and uneven, giving everything a fuzzy, dreamy look. The artist used loose, quick marks instead of sharp details, which makes the scene feel more like a sketch than a finished drawing. This style was popular in the late 1800s. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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