The Die, also called the Weight of Passions
Odilon Redon · 1878/82 · Graphite with pen and black ink, heightened with white lead (discolored) on cream wove paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Die, also called the Weight of Passions is a public-domain drawing by Odilon Redon, dated 1878/82. Graphite with pen and black ink, heightened with white lead (discolored) on cream wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Die, also called the Weight of Passions” (1878/82) sits between something Redon had looked at and something he invented, whether it is one of the charcoal noirs or a later pastel.
About the artist
Odilon Redon (1840–1916) was a French artist of charcoal “noirs” and, later, glowing pastels of flowers, boats, and dream figures. The pictures sit between observed nature and something invented.
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