

No. 40 of 115 · The Art History Series
Five Butterflies
Pictures by Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon's five butterflies in blue, gold and red drift across a pale cream sheet, painted in loose, glowing watercolor around 1912. In his last years Redon painted butterflies often, as small bright signs of lightness and change. For someone who could use a little lightness.
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Symbolism and the Dream Painters / Five Butterflies / Odilon Redon, about 1912 / Five butterflies of blue, gold and red flutter across a pale sheet of paper. Redon painted butterflies often in his last years, as small, bright signs of lightness and change.







