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Fear
Odilon Redon1866
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Odilon Redon used parallel lines of varying density throughout this etching to enhance its tonal and emotional darkness. The subject was inspired by Johann Wolfgang Goethe's 1782 poem describing a father who discovered his child's death after a cold and windy nighttime journey. The figures and the man's white cape contrast dramatically with the scale and tone of their surroundings. Redon made few etchings during his career. This one was a gift to his friend, French art critic and novelist Joris-Karl Huysmans, and features a personalized dedication at the bottom of the sheet.
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- Title: Fear
- Creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)
- Date Created: 1866
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 11 x 20 cm (4 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Platemark: 14 x 22.3 cm (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 27.4 x 35.1 cm (10 13/16 x 13 13/16 in.)
- Provenance: H. M. Petiet [1894-1980; L. 5031], Paris, (Hotel Drouot, Estampes modernes Henri M. Petiet, 13th sale, Paris, September 25, 1997, no. 157), (Ian Mackenzie Fine Art, London, sold to the Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH), The Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.69
- Medium: etching
- State of work: III/III
- Inscriptions: signed in green crayon, lower margin: "à J. K. Huysmans / mon ami / Odilon Redon"
- Fun Fact: An impression of this etching was exhibited in a group of Odilon Redon's work at the 1913 Armory Show, which introduced the artist's work to American audiences.
- Edition of Work: first edition (edition of 30)
- Department: Prints
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
- Collection: PR - Etching
- Accession Number: 1998.69
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