Artwork
Centaur visant les Nues (Centaur aiming at the Clouds)
Centaur visant les Nues (Centaur aiming at the Clouds) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Odilon Redon. It dates from 1895 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Centaur visant les Nues (Centaur aiming at the Clouds) is a 1895 lithograph on chine appliqué by Odilon Redon.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a centaur on a rocky outcropping, drawing a bow and arrow upwards. The creature's untamed hair and the rough rock texture convey a sense of dynamism.
Technique & Style
The lithograph's loose, scratchy lines evoke quick pencil strokes. Redon utilized lithography, a technique allowing artists to draw directly onto stone, to create the work.
History & Provenance
The work was created in 1895 by Odilon Redon.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Born Bertrand-Jean Redon on 20 April 1840 in Bordeaux, the artist adopted the name Odilon from his mother, Marie-Odile.
Il y eut des luttes et des vaines victoires (There were struggles and vain victories)
Et la-bas l'idole astrale, l'Apotheose (And beyond, the star idol, the apotheosis)
El caballo raptor (The Horse-Abductor)
The Proverbs: Flying Folly
The Proverbs: The Horse-Abductor
Et celui qui était monté dessus se nommait la Mort (And his name that sat on him was Death)
Dios se lo pague a vsted (May God Repay You)
Disparate volante (Flying Folly)
Le Temps éprouvant lui aussi le besoin de s'équiper a la mode
Youth, Sage, and Attendant with Horse
Et l'homme parut, interrogeant le sol d'ou il sort et qui l'attire, il se fraya la voie vers (And Man appeared; questioning theearth from which he emerged and which attracts hi m, he made his way toward somber brightness)
Attaque du tigre