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Redon, Odilon
The Buddha Le Bouddha
1895 1895

Although Odilon Redon is associated with the Symbolists as well as the Nabis, it is difficult to situate his highly personal imagery within any single movement or style. He studied art in the classes of academician Jean-Léon Gérôme but in his graphic work was decisively influenced by his encounter with the printmaker Rodolphe Bresdin, from whom he learned etching and lithography. Redon began publishing lithographs in 1879. His imagery is complex, in some cases inspired by textual sources, in others apparently emerging from a dream-like space within his own imagination. The Buddha was included in an installment of André Marty’s L’Estampe Originale portfolio in 1895. It demonstrates Redon’s interest in the connections between Christian and Eastern religions, particularly those between Christ and Buddha.

Redon, Odilon
Bordeaux, France 1840-Paris, France 1916 Bordeaux, France 1840-Paris, France 1916
The Buddha Le Bouddha
1895 1895
Lithograph on paper Lithographie
height / width: 31.50 x 25.00 cm; 12.40 x 9.84 in.
Purchase, George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund, 1977 Achat, Fonds commémoratif George Taylor Richardson, 1977
20-074

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