1883
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
La sirene sortit des flots vetue de dards (The Siren clothed in barbs, emerged from the waves is a 1883 ink by Odilon Redon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a half-human, half-fish figure rising from wavy water. Her upper body is a woman with long hair, but her lower half is a giant fish with sharp spines along its back. The creature’s tail curls around itself like a snake, and its mouth is open wide. The image looks like it was drawn quickly, with loose, sketchy lines that feel almost dreamlike. This was made using a technique that lets artists draw directly onto stone. Next, 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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