Odilon Redon (1840-1916)
The Wing (L’Aile), 1893
Lithograph on chine appliqué
321 x 248 mm. (12 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches)
Signed in pencil
Mellerio 122, only state, from the edition of 25 printed by Becquet, Paris
Sold
One hundred years ago, two galleries at the 1913 Armory Show were dominated by the work of Odilon Redon, an artist who the show’s organizers Walt Kuhn and Arthur B....
One hundred years ago, two galleries at the 1913 Armory Show were dominated by the work of Odilon Redon, an artist who the show’s organizers Walt Kuhn and Arthur B. Davies encountered in Europe and decided to feature. Although a full room was given to Redon’s work at the Salon in 1904, recognized as an influence on Nabis artists such as Bonnard and Denis, he was still virtually unknown in the United States. At the Armory Show, Redon was well received, both critically and commercially.
Provenance
Sale, The Armory Show at 100, Swann Galleries, New York, 5 November 2013, lot 74Harris Shrank Fine Prints, New York
Another L'Aile lithograph from the Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow collection, signed and titled, sold at Christie's New York in 29 October 2013 for $269,000.