The Book of Light
Odilon Redon · 1893 · charcoal on tan paper
Public domain
Open Access image from the National Gallery of Art, marked free for any use.
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About this picture
The Book of Light is a public-domain drawing by Odilon Redon, dated 1893. Charcoal on tan paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Book of Light” (1893) 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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