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Odilon Redon — Portrait présumé de la Princesse de Cystria
Odilon Redon

Portrait présumé de la Princesse de Cystria

1904

Odilon Redon's 1904 portrait uses a combination of sanguine, black chalk, and white chalk on paper to create a nuanced figure study. The work exemplifies the artist's mastery of mixed chalk techniques for portraiture.

Medium
sanguine, black chalk and white chalk on paper
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Modern Art Online including Works from the Collection of Marina Picasso

April 28, 2022

Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000

Lot 63

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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About this work

Odilon Redon, Portrait présumé de la Princesse de Cystria, 1904

Odilon Redon's 1904 portrait uses a combination of sanguine, black chalk, and white chalk on paper to create a nuanced figure study. The work exemplifies the artist's mastery of mixed chalk techniques for portraiture.

Medium
sanguine, black chalk and white chalk on paper
Year
1904
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Chalk Drawing, 1904, Sanguine, Classical Technique, Paper, Portrait, French Symbolism, Figurative

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Harvard Art Museums, Sophie Hu