Arts Everyday Living: Through Redon’s Eyes—Woman Embroidering, Study in Yellow By Joan Hart on June 15, 2018 in Art Happenings Odilon Redon, Madame Arthur Fontaine, 1901, pastel on paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York French artist Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was a master of pastel, often apparent in his use of vibrant and unusual colors, especially the yellow. art appreciation, Post-Impressionists, Symbolism in art