Harrison/Morse Research Collection

Odilon RedonWW-1960-017804

1960·Holograph papers, typescript papers, printed papers, black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, color slides and black and white negatives.·20 boxes: W.: 251.5 cm (99 in.)

Professor Sharon R. Harrison published the catalogue raisonné Etchings of Odilon Redon in 1986 and continued to work on a catalog on Redon’s lithographs until her death in 1988. Harrison’s papers, including research notes and photographs, were left to Peter Morse, who intended to continue her research and complete the lithograph catalog. Morse died shortly after Harrison, and this project remains unpublished to this day. This collection supplements the Mellerio papers described below. <a href="http://digital-libraries.artic.edu/cdm/search/collection/findingaids/searchterm/Harrison%252FMorse%20Research%20Collection/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View finding aid.</a> Collection access: Collections may be accessed in the Franke Reading Room of the Research Center at The Art Institute of Chicago, by appointment only. For further information, consult <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/contact-usage-and-faq">the FAQ</a>. <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/finding-aids">Finding aids by subject</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/findingaids">Browse all finding aids</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mqc">Browse images and media</a> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/oral-histories">Oral histories</a> Contact the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives: archives@artic.edu

Catalogue

Year: 1960
Medium: Holograph papers, typescript papers, printed papers, black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, color slides and black and white negatives.
Dimensions: 20 boxes: W.: 251.5 cm (99 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Odilon Redon

Artist

Odilon Redon

Painting

Although often described as a Symbolist painter, as his career and painting largely correlated with the 19th century movement, Odilon Redon considered himself an independent artist, and never truly associated with the movement. Born on April 20, 1840, in Bordeaux, France, Redon showed an early aptitude for art, earning an award for drawing at just 11 years old. His proclivity for art making was not, however, wholly supported by his father, who insisted that his son instead study architecture. It was not until Redon failed the entrance exam for architectural studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris that he was able to turn his attention to formal artistic training.In the early years of Redon’s study and career, he was exposed to the works of numerous artists and writers who would ultimately exert great influence on the painter. The botanist Armand Clavaud introduced him to the writings of Charles Baudelaire and Stéphane Mallarmé (with whom he would become close friends), and he studied painting under Jean-Léon Gérôme, sculpture with Rodolphe Bresdin, and lithography under Henri Fantin-Latour. From these formative interactions, Redon developed a singular style that, although most

Paris, France

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