1900
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Pierre Bonnard is a 1900 ink by Odilon Redon, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a side view of a man’s head and shoulders. The lines are loose and smudgy, like quick pencil strokes. The face is dark against a light background, with a hat shading the top. The artist used a printmaking method called lithography, which lets you draw directly on stone. The rough edges feel more like a sketch than a finished portrait. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how it works.
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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