Odilon Redon (France, 1840-1916)

Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist artist. Early in his career, both before and after fighting in the Franco-Prussian War, Redon worked almost exclusively in charcoal and lithography, works known as his noirs. He gained recognition after his drawings were mentioned in the 1884 novel À rebours by Joris-Karl Huysmans.Wikipedia

Born:Bertrand Redon, April 20, 1840, Bordeaux, France

Died:July 6, 1916, Paris, France