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Vase of Flowers

Vase of Flowers

1916
(French, 1840–1916)
Sheet: 84.1 x 58 cm (33 1/8 x 22 13/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Wildenstein 1565
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Redon was inspired to depict flowers after meeting the botanist Armand Clavaud, a cataloguer of plant species in the artist's native region of Bordeaux

Description

Inspired by Cleveland’s groundbreaking acquisitions of Odilon Redon’s artworks during the 1920s, local philanthropist and collector Leonard C. Hanna Jr. purchased this luminous pastel of a floral still life in 1937. Hanna acquired it from Jacques Seligmann, a dealer based in New York City and Paris who was fundamental in bringing 19th-century French art to American audiences. In 1939, Hanna loaned the pastel to the New York World’s Fair, where it represented Redon’s work. Those who saw it there were attracted to the vivid color and timeless subject, which preoccupied the artist at the end of his life.
  • ?-?
    R. Kahn, New York
    ?-1937
    (Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, sold to Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Cleveland, OH)
    1937-1958
    Leonard C. Hanna Jr. [1889-1957], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1958-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Pach, Walter. Catalogue of European & American Paintings, 1500-1900. Exh. Cat. New York: Masterpieces of Art, 1940. Mentioned: p. 238, no. 352; Reproduced: p. 237
    Loan Exhibition of Masterpieces of Painting. Exh. Cat. Montreal: Museum of Fine Arts, 1942. Mentioned: p. 50, no. 72
    Odilon Redon, 1840-1916. Exh. Cat. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1951. Mentioned and reproduced: no. 15
    Marcus, Margaret Fairbanks. Flower Painting by the Great Masters. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1954. Reproduced: plate 30
    "Great Show of French Masters: Cleveland Celebrates Legacy of Hanna Collection." Life 45, no. 8 (August 25, 1958). Reproduced: p. 44
    Berger, Klaus. Odilon Redon: Fantasy and Colour. Trans. Michael Bullock. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. Mentioned: p. 218, no. 498
    Selz, Peter. Art in Our Times: A Pictorial History 1890-1980. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 158
    Wildenstein, Alec. Odilon Redon, catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint et dessiné. Paris: Wildenstein Institute, 1992. Mentioned and reproduced: vol. III, p. 139, no. 1565
    Lemonedes, Heather. "Bits of Rainbows: Odilon Redon's Vase of Flowers and the Power of Enlightenment." Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine (January/February 2016): 5-7. Mentioned: pp. 5-7; Reproduced: p. 6 www.clevelandart.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Reproduced: P. 90
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    Odilon Redon (1840-1916): Pastels and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 29, 1951-January 20, 1952); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN (February 1-March 1, 1952).
    Loan Exhibition of Masterpieces of Painting. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (February 5 - March 8, 1942).
    European & American Paintings. New York World's Fair (May - October 1940).
    Autumn Flower Show. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-December 1, 1935).
  • {{cite web|title=Vase of Flowers|url=false|author=Odilon Redon|year=1916|access-date=27 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1958.46