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Odilon Redon

Symbolic Head

c. 1890
oil on paper mounted on canvas
53.3 × 38 cm (21 × 15 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Symbolism was a reaction against Realism and Redon is one of the most important artists affiliated with this movement. The symbolist painters used mystical dreamlike images that were highly personal in their work.

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