Flower of Blood
- Artist
- Odilon Redon
- Date
- 1895
- Style
- Symbolism
- Genre
- Symbolic painting
- Location
- Musée d'Orsay
'Flower of Blood' (1895) by Odilon Redon exemplifies Symbolism, a movement where artists conveyed emotions and ideas through evocative imagery. Redon, a master of symbolic painting, employed pastel on paper to create this work, highlighting his delicate technique and rich color layering. The title suggests a fusion of natural beauty and intensity, characteristic of Redon’s poetic and mysterious approach. This artwork reflects his distinctive style within the late 19th-century Symbolist genre, merging dreamlike aesthetics with profound, often ambiguous meaning.
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