Who created "Primitive Being"?

Primitive Being was created by Odilon Redon in c. 1876.

When was "Primitive Being" created?

This artwork was created c. 1876.

Is "Primitive Being" in the public domain?

Yes, Primitive Being is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Primitive Being

Q: What medium is "Primitive Being"?

Primitive Being is Various charcoals and black chalk, with stumping, wiping, and erasing, fixed, on cream wove paper.

Odilon Redon

c. 1876

Medium

Various charcoals and black chalk, with stumping, wiping, and erasing, fixed, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

44.5 × 36.9 cm (17 9/16 × 14 9/16 in.)

Classification

drawings (visual works)

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

202351

About the Artist

Odilon Redon · 1840–1916

Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was a French Symbolist painter, printmaker, and pastellist whose visionary art bridged the 19th-century Symbolist movement and 20th-century Surrealism. Born Bertrand Redon in Bordeaux on April 20, 1840, he earned the nickname "Odilon" from his mother Odile. His father, who made his fortune in the Louisiana slave trade, conceived Odilon in New Orleans before the family retu...

Primitive Being

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