Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions

Exhibition
Skeletons against a black background.

The Battle of the Bones (detail), about 1881, Odilon Redon. Charcoal and pastel with stumping and removal on tan paper. Getty Museum, 2024.17

Odilon Redon (1840–1916) is known for his enigmatic art that celebrated the beauty of nature and mined the dreamlike depths of the imagination. Featuring an exceptional group of charcoal drawings, lithographs, and pastels from Getty’s collection, this exhibition presents the French artist’s fantastical world of haunting darkness and luminous color. Discover Redon’s singular vision and his diverse sources of inspiration, from religion and mythology to literature and modern science.

This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. Esta exposición se muestra en inglés y en español.

Jul 14–Oct 18, 2026

Getty Center

Museum West Pavilion, Plaza Level

Free

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Selected Works

  • Baronne de Domecy

    about 1900, Odilon Redon. Pastel and graphite. Getty Museum, 2005.1

    Vibrant pastel of a woman in a blue coat and red shirt against an abstract background of flowers in various shades of blue, white, and green.

  • Light

    1893, Odilon Redon. Lithograph on chine appliqué. Getty Research Institute, 2011.PR.25

    Lithograph of a large pensive face in profile in an arched window with two small figures looking up at it from below

  • Everywhere Eyeballs Are Aflame

    1888, Odilon Redon. Lithograph on chine appliqué. Getty Research Institute, 2011.PR.30.11.9

    Lithograph of a long-lashed eyeball looking upward in the sky over a hill

  • Apparition

    about 1880–1890, Odilon Redon. Charcoal, powdered charcoal, black chalk, and black and yellow pastel with stumping on brown paper. Getty Museum, 2013.38

    Charcoal drawing of a somber face looking down with a cloud of black behind it

  • Head within an Aureole

    about 1894 - 1895, Odilon Redon. Charcoal and pastel with stumping on pink paper (now discolored). Getty Museum, 2016.10

    A blurred face looks down from inside a black halo

  • The Battle of Bones

    about 1881, Odilon Redon. Charcoal and pastel with stumping and removal on tan paper. Getty Museum, 2024.17

    Skeletons against a black background.

  • Then There Appears a Singular Being, Having the Head of a Man on the Body of a Fish

    1888, Odilon Redon. Lithograph on chine appliqué. Getty Research Institute, 2011.PR.30.11.5

    Lithograph of a fish with a human head

  • Orpheus

    about 1905, Odilon Redon. Pastel on gray laid paper, affixed to a canvas mount. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Bequest of Frederick J. Hellman, 1965.29

    A pastel drawing of the downward-looking face of Orpheus over his lyre with a background of multicolored flower-like bursts

Contact

Media Contact: Sidney Kantono

For press inquiries related to this exhibition, please email skantono@getty.edu

Related Events

  1. Fantastic Creatures: Family Workshop

    Art Making

    Stamps of animal body parts and the results of their printing in purple ink fill a white page.

  2. Odilon Redon Salon: Words and Music

    Performance

    Vibrant pastel of a woman in a blue coat and red shirt against an abstract background of flowers in various shades of blue, white, and green.
    Sat, Jul 18, 2026, 11pm

Related Tours

GettyGuide® App

Discover Redon. Think like an artist. This audio tour is available in English and Spanish on the GettyGuide app (available in the App Store and on Google Play). Bring headphones and join GettyLink for free Wi-Fi during your visit.

Publications

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Exhibition Resources

  1. To request a checklist of this exhibition, please contact: drawings@getty.edu

    Exhibition checklist

  2. Odilon Redon Gallery Text (English)

    PDF

  3. Textos de sala de Odilon Redon (español)

    PDF