La Voile jaune (The Yellow Sail)

Odilon Redonabout 1905

Details

Title: La Voile jaune (The Yellow Sail)
Creator Lifespan: 1840 - 1916
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: Male
Date Created: about 1905
Type: drawings
Rights: The Lockton Collection
External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/12438
Medium: pastel on paper
wall label: Symbolist artist Odilon Redon created images that suggest mental states or spiritual realms rather than imitations of the visible world. While Redon was fascinated by recent scientific discoveries relating to the sea, this glowing pastel may have a more mystical inspiration. Does it refer to the final journey of the soul, symbolized by the gems, across the divide between life and death? The two women could be spiritual presences who attend the soul as guardian figures. Redon's art was part of a broader European current that included Sigmund Freud's analysis of dreams and the founding of modern psychology.
measurements: 23x 18 1/2 in.
Artist: Redon, Odilon

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