1905
pastel
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pansies is a 1905 pastel by Odilon Redon, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a simple vase of flowers against a plain brown background. The vase is dark and narrow, with a small opening at the top. Bright flowers—blue, yellow, and white—spill out of it, their stems barely visible. The artist used pastel sticks to create soft, blended colors. The flowers look almost dreamy, with fuzzy edges that mix into the background. Look up pastel to see how artists use this soft, chalky medium.
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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