Il y eut peut-etre une vision premiere essayee dans la fleur (There was perhaps a first vision attempted in the flower)
1883
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1883
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Il y eut peut-etre une vision premiere essayee dans la fleur (There was perhaps a first vision attempted in the flower) is a 1883 ink by Odilon Redon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a huge, glowing eye in the center, surrounded by sharp lines that look like rays or spikes. Below the eye, a hand holds what appears to be a flower with long, thin petals. The background is dark and full of tiny, scattered dots and marks, giving it a rough, textured feel. The artist used a mix of smooth shading and rough lines to make the eye and flower stand out. This piece was made using a printing method that lets artists draw directly on stone. Check out lithography to see how this technique works.
