1893
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
L'Aile (The Wing) is a 1893 ink by Odilon Redon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a giant wing filling almost the whole picture. The feathers are thick and fuzzy, with soft shadows making them look three-dimensional. The wing curves upward, like it’s attached to something just out of view. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to build up the texture, almost like scribbling with a pencil. The dark background makes the wing stand out, as if it’s glowing. Look up 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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