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Beatrice
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About this work
This print represents Odilon Redon’s fullest experimentation with color lithography. Although he occasionally printed works in a single color, he only made one work in a full range of tones. Revisiting the subject of a pastel from about a decade earlier, Beatrice portrays a recurring figure in Redon’s work—the woman who inspired Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321). Working with his frequent collaborators during the 1890s, printer Auguste Clot and publisher Ambroise Vollard, Redon used muted shades to suggest Beatrice’s ethereal presence and her timeless role as an artistic muse.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBeatrice, 1897. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936), published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Color lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 33.6 x 29.6 cm (13 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1931.50
