Wildflowers in a Long Neck Vase
Odilon Redon
French, 1840–1916
c. 1912
An oil-on-canvas still life in which Odilon Redon transforms a humble bouquet of wildflowers into a luminous, dreamlike vision that emphasizes color and mood over botanical accuracy.
A tall, elongated vase painted in mottled blues and golds holds flattened, jewel-toned anemones and delicate sprays of baby's-breath that seem to float against a warm, muted ground, the soft outlines and rich colors creating a quiet, otherworldly calm.
Painted late in Redon’s career, this work exemplifies his move from shadowy symbolist drawings to radiant color, influencing how modern artists used still life and pure color to express subjective and spiritual feeling.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
25 3/4 x 19 7/8" (65.4 x 50.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of The Ian Woodner Family Collection
Accession
227.2000
Palette
Exhibitions
