Head within an Aureole
about 1894–1895
- Medium
- Charcoal and pastel with stumping, on pink paper (now discolored)
- Dimensions
- 52 × 36 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-202588
A large nimbus floats in a glowing cosmic space. Its black circular center is a male head, partly shadowed and with eyes closed, sunk in deep dreaming sleep. The nimbus is rendered in delicate strokes of powdery charcoal over which Redon has added dots of cobalt blue pastel.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- about 1894–1895 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — drawings
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