To Old Age, from Night

1867–1915

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.

1880s

Death of his firstborn son Jean

Redon and Camille’s firstborn son, Jean, died at six months old. The artist was so downcast that for a time he could not work; the birth of a second son in 1889 helped him recover from his grief.

1884

Huysmans’s novel “Against Nature” makes him known

After the publication of Joris-Karl Huysmans’s novel “À rebours” in 1884 the public began to take an interest in Redon: the book’s hero assembled a collection of art that included Redon’s drawings.

1886

The eighth Impressionist exhibition

Redon took part in the eighth and last Impressionist exhibition.

1886

Exhibitions of Les XX in Brussels

In the same year, 1886, Redon began to take part in the exhibitions of Les XX in Brussels.