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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Lithograph by Odilon Redon with a radiating central head, grotesque faces, a skull and a ghostly figure beside the title Les

Cover-Frontispiece for Les Origines

Odilon Redon, 1883

When Life Was Awakening in the Depths of Obscure Matter, plate 1 of 8 from "Les Origines"

Odilon Redon, 1883

Black paper cutwork condolence card with symmetrical fern fronds, a rosette, a striped pedestal, and handwritten verse on tan

A Condolence Card

Emily Wilcox, c. 1830

Etching of a single large eye on a slender stalk rising from a textured dark ground, by Odilon Redon, 1883.

There Was Perhaps a First Vision Attempted in the Flower, plate 2 of 8 from "Les Origines"

Odilon Redon, 1883

Lithograph of a smiling cyclops-like creature with one large eye and shaggy dark hair against a pale background.

The Misshapen Polyp Floated on the Shores, a Sort of Smiling and Hideous Cyclops, plate 3 of 8 from "Les Origines"

Odilon Redon, 1883

Grey lithograph of a mermaid with a feathered headdress and curling fish tail, surrounded by faint swirling water lines.

Untitled Trial Lithograph

Odilon Redon, 1900

Lithograph of a siren rising from dark waves with a coiled tail, spiky crest, and birds flying in a cloudy sky.

Siren Coming out of the Waves, Dressed in Flames, plate 4 of 8 from "Les Origines"

Odilon Redon, 1883

The Satyr with the Cynical Smile, plate 5 of 8 from "Les Origines"

Odilon Redon, 1883

Lithograph of a female centaur raising a spear above a coiled serpent on the ground, in soft dark shading.

There Were Struggles and Vain Victories, plate 6 of 8 from "Les Origines"

Odilon Redon, 1883

Print of a pale winged creature tumbling diagonally against a dark textured background, by Odilon Redon, 1883.

The Impotent Wing Did Not Lift the Animal Into That Black Space, plate 7 of 8 from "Les Origines"

Odilon Redon, 1883

And Man Appeared; Questioning the Earth From Which He Emerged and Which Attracted Him, He Made His Way Toward Somber…

Odilon Redon, 1883

Lithograph of a centaur on a mound drawing a bow skyward, rendered in soft grey tones by Odilon Redon.

Centaur Aiming at the Clouds

Odilon Redon, 1883

Black-and-white lithograph of a man with a hand at his chin, gazing upward against a dark, cross-shaped background.

Face of Mystery (In my dream I saw in the Sky a FACE OF MYSTERY), plate 1 from Homage to Goya

Odilon Redon, 1885

Black and white lithograph of a sad human face on a curving dark stem rising from water, with a radiating halo behind it.

The Marsh Flower, a Sad Human Head, plate 2 of 6

Odilon Redon, 1885

Lithograph of a gaunt man with hands at his face standing between two large tree trunks in a barren, rocky landscape.

A Madman in a Dismal Landscape, plate 3 of 6

Odilon Redon, 1885

Dark lithograph of an interior with a column, an egg-shaped creature with one eye in a niche, and a small floating face.

There Were Also Embryonic Beings, plate 4 of 6

Odilon Redon, 1885

Lithograph of a wide-eyed figure in a dark cloak beside a radiating sun and a ringed disc, with blossoms in the background.

A Strange Juggler, plate 5

Odilon Redon, 1885

Black and white lithograph of a pale-faced man in dark clothing with a sun-like disc and flowers behind him.

A Strange Juggler, plate 5 from Homage to Goya

Odilon Redon, 1885

Upon Awakening I Saw the Goddess of the Intelligible With Her Severe and Hard Profile, plate 6 of 6

Odilon Redon, 1885

Profile of Light

Odilon Redon, 1886

Lithograph of a pale, bald angel with wide eyes and large black wings against a dark shaded background.

The Lost Angel Then Opened Black Wings, from Night

Odilon Redon, 1886

Lithograph of three robed priestesses waiting in a dark stone archway, two embracing and one standing with hands clasped.

The Priestesses Were Waiting, from Night

Odilon Redon, 1886

Brunnhilde

Odilon Redon, 1886

Lithograph of a woman with a patterned headband and dark veil, her face lit by a glowing light against a shadowy background.

Dark Peak

Odilon Redon, 1887

Girl

Odilon Redon, 1887

Pencil portrait of a smiling man in a buttoned overcoat, with a domed church and buildings sketched in the corners.

Portrait of Jean-Louis Robin

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1810

Heinrich Aldegrever, Aged 28

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1530

Etching of a hairy, round-bodied spider with long legs standing on a tiled floor against a grey background.

Spider

Odilon Redon, 1887

The Idol, frontispiece from Emile Verhaeren's Les Soirs

Odilon Redon, 1887

Title page with blackletter 'Le Juré' heading, 'Odilon Redon' and 'Edmond Picard' in serif type, and a list of seven plates.

Cover for "Le Juré"

Odilon Redon, 1887