La Sulamite (The Shulamite) (1897)

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Odilon Redon's evocative lithograph "La Sulamite" (The Shulamite) from 1897 captures the ethereal and haunting quality that characterizes much of his work. This piece, part of Redon’s exploration of biblical themes, particularly from the Song of Solomon, depicts a figure that is both serene and enigmatic.The artwork portrays the figure of a woman, depicted in a profile view with her eyes gently closed as if in a state of peaceful reflection or slumber. Her features are finely drawn, expressing a delicate and introspective mood. The subtlety of the black and white palette adds a timeless, dreamlike quality to the image.What is particularly striking in this piece is the use of contrasting textures. Redon employs a soft, almost ethereal technique for the woman's face and hair, while the background and her adornments are rendered with vivid, almost abrupt strokes of yellow. These dynamic and radiant lines perhaps symbolize the spiritual or celestial aura surrounding the figure, suggesting her revered status in the biblical narrative."La Sulamite" speaks to Redon’s fascination with the invisible and the mystical, inviting viewers into a contemplative dialogue with the divine and the subconscious.

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Odilon Redon was a French symbolist painter, printmaker, draughtsman and pastellist. Early in his career, both before and after fighting in the Franco-Prussian War, he worked almost exclusively in charcoal and lithography, works referred to as noirs. 

During the 1890s he began working in pastel and oils, which quickly became his favourite medium, abandoning his previous style of noirs completely after 1900. He also developed a keen interest in Hindu and Budhist religion and culture, which increasingly showed in his work.

He is perhaps best known today for the "dreamlike" paintings created in the first decade of the 20th century, which were heavily inspired by Japanese art and which, while continuing to take inspiration from nature, heavily flirted with abstraction. His work is considered a precursor to both Dadaism and Surrealism.