Odilon Redon
Evocation of Roussel
From $80
This painting is violet, gold and lyre blue, and a cheap copy dulls the pastel. Our Redon Orpheus print was graded from a high-resolution master so the violet sky and the blue lyre stay luminous.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a living room wall. The violets and golds look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a gold or natural oak frame suits it.
About the painting
Orpheus by Odilon Redon
The poet
Orpheus, the poet and musician of Greek myth, made music even after death, through his lyre and his head. Here his golden head and a blue lyre drift before Mount Parnassus, home of the Muses.
A kindred spirit
Redon felt close to Orpheus’s devotion to his art, and drew him several times. He made this pastel on brown paper in the first decade of the 1900s.
Matisse’s gift
Henri Matisse bought it for his father. Later it belonged to the New York collector John Quinn, and in 1926 the Cleveland Museum of Art bought it from his estate.
Read the story
A golden head, eyes closed, rests in a dark hollow of the mountains. Beside it lies a lyre, glowing blue. Above, a violet sky, and the peaks of a mountain rising into light.
The head belongs to Orpheus, the poet and musician of Greek myth. After Orpheus died, his music carried on, through his lyre and his head.
Behind him rises Mount Parnassus, the home of Apollo and the Muses.
Odilon Redon drew Orpheus several times. He felt close to the musician's devotion to his art. He made this version in soft pastel, on brown paper, in the first years of the twentieth century.
Its first owner was remarkable: the painter Henri Matisse bought it, as a gift for his father.
Later it belonged to the New York collector John Quinn. It was shown at the Metropolitan Museum in 1921, and in 1926 the Cleveland Museum of Art bought it from Quinn's estate.
Look at the blue of the lyre.
Orpheus. Odilon Redon, about 1903 to 1910.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
