Artwork
Une longue chrysalide couleur de sang (A longchrysalis, the color of blood)
Une longue chrysalide couleur de sang (A longchrysalis, the color of blood) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Odilon Redon. It dates from 1889 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Une longue chrysalide couleur de sang is a lithograph created by Odilon Redon in 1889.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a shadowy, twisted figure beside a tall, narrow form with a faint face, evoking a sense of mystery. The title suggests a hidden or transformative presence, like a cocoon.
Technique & Style
Redon employed rough, sketchy lines to achieve a dreamy, ambiguous effect, characteristic of his lithographic work.
Artist & collection
Artist
Born Bertrand-Jean Redon on 20 April 1840 in Bordeaux, the artist adopted the name Odilon from his mother, Marie-Odile.
C'est le Diable
Et il avait dans sa main droit sept etoiles, et de sa bouch sortait une epee aigue a deux tranchants (And he had in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword)
C'etait un voile, un empreinte (It was a veil, an imprint)
Puis je vis, dans la main droite de celui quietait assis sur le trone, un livre ecritdedans et dehors, scelle de sept sceaux (And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals )
Puis l'ange prit l'encensoir (And the angel took the censer)
Christ
And I Saw in the Right Hand of Him that Sat on the Throne a Book Written within and on the Backside, Sealed with Seven Seals
The Man Was Alone in a Night Landscape
There Were Also Embryonic Beings
Hommage à Tolstoï
First a Pool of Water, Then a Prostitute, the Corner of a Temple, a Soldier's Face, a Chariot with Two White, Rearing Horses
Passage d'une Ame (Passage of a Spirit)