Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon

France · 1840 – 1916 · 461 works · Symbolism

Period of activity

1883

Quand s'eveillait la Vie au Fon de la matiere obscure (When life was awakening in the depths of obscure matter

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1883

Le Satyre au cynique sourire (The Satyr with the cynical smile)

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1883

Il y eut peut-etre une vision premiere essayee dans la fleur (There was perhaps a first vision attempted in the flower

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1889

Les Sciapodes: La tete le plus bas possible, c'est le secret du bonheur! (The Skiapods: "The head as low as possible, that is the secret of happiness!")

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1890

Yeux Clos (Closed Eyes)

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1890

Parfois on trouve un vieux flacon qui se souvient, d'ou jaillit toute vive une ame qui revient (Sometimes one finds an old reminiscing flask, whence issues in full life a returning soul)

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1891

Le Jour (Day)

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1892

Le Liseur (The reader)

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1893

L'Aile (The Wing)

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1893

Lumiere (Light)

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1894

L'Art Celeste (The Celestial Art)

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1896

Elle tire de sa poitrine une eponge toute noire, la couvre de baisers (She draws from her bosom a sponge, perfectly black, and covers it with kisses)

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1897

La Sulamite (The Shulamite)

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1899

Et il tombe du ciel une grande etoile ardente (And there fell a great star from heaven burning as it were a lamp)

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1899

Et celui qui était monté dessus se nommait la Mort (And his name that sat on him was Death)

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1899

Et le lia pour mille ans (And bound him a thousand years)

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1899

C'est moi, Jean, qui ai vu et qui ai oie ces choses (And I John saw these things and heard them

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1899

Et un autre ange sortit du temple qui est au ciel, ayant lui aussi une faucille tranchante (And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also having a sharp sickle)

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1899

Apres cela je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l'abime, et une grande chaine en sa main (And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand)

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