The Queen of Sheba (La Reine de Saba)
Odilon Redon · 1896-1900 · brush and black ink on laid paper
Public domain
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About this picture
The Queen of Sheba (La Reine de Saba) is a public-domain drawing by Odilon Redon, dated 1896-1900. Brush and black ink on laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Queen of Sheba (La Reine de Saba)” (1896-1900) 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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