Odilon RedonFrench, 1840–1916Le Sommeil
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Albertina
Vienna, Austria
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 27, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
Sources
- Albertina: the museum's own open data · fetched 5 days ago
- Image: Albertina — Public Domain Mark 1.0
Meanwhile, in the life of Odilon Redon
The whole life1867–1915
Begins the journal “To Myself”
From 1867 Redon kept a journal, “À soi-même” (“To Myself”), setting out his views on art and creation; the last entries date from 1915.
1899
The exhibition “In Honour of Redon” at Durand-Ruel’s
Paul Durand-Ruel organised an exhibition of young artists called “In Honour of Redon” which included Redon’s own pastels. The master’s finances nonetheless stayed difficult: his works did not sell.
1899
Maurice Denis introduces him to the Nabis
In 1899 Maurice Denis introduced Redon to the Nabis group.
1900
Denis paints him in “Homage to Cézanne”
In 1900 Maurice Denis painted Redon in “Homage to Cézanne”, standing before a Cézanne painting among Bonnard, Vuillard, Roussel, Sérusier, Mellerio and Vollard.
