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Quote by Odilon Redon

“The value of art lies in its power to increase our moral force or establish its heightening influence.”

Quote by Odilon Redon

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Odilon Redon
Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon was a French painter known for his dreamlike symbolism. His works often blended elements of surrealism and symbolism, filled with mystery and poetry. Redon's painting techniques were exquisite, with unique color usage, which had a profound influence on later artists. more

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“I have often, as an exercise and as a sustenance, painted before an object down to the smallest accidents of its visual appearance; but the day left me sad and with an unsatiated thirst. The next day I let the other source run, that of imagination, through the recollection of the forms and I was then reassured and appeased.”