Odilon Redon, Bouquet of Flowers, ca. 1900-1905, pastel on paper, Gift of Mrs. George B. Post, 1956, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Title: Bouquet of Flowers, ca. 1900-1905
Artist: Odilon Redon (1840-1916)
Snow may be on its way where I live, but do I care? Do the cold and ice matter? For I can escape through the eyes of Symbolist artist Odilon Redon and his spectacular arrangement of flowers unrivaled in the history of art. Yet, why doesn’t it have the fame of Van Gogh’s sunflowers and irises?
So why not mediate on this floral paradise and its hypnotic vase. A vision of Redon’s imagination based on his perception of the natural world that, upon our viewing, enhances our own experience of life.
(Note too the visiting butterflies.)
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