Artwork
The Book of Light
The Book of Light is a charcoal drawing by the Impressionist artist Odilon Redon. It dates from 1893 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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- Inscribed:lower left: ODILON REDON; in later hand, lower right verso in graphite: (illegible)
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Overview
The Book of Light is a drawing created by Odilon Redon in 1893 using charcoal on tan paper.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Odilon Redon (born Bertrand Redon; French: ; 20 April 1840 – 6 July 1916) was a French Symbolist draftsman, printmaker, and painter.
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