Ophélie, la cape bleue sur les eaux (Ophelia with a Blue Wimple in the Water)

Odilon Redon (signed by artist), 1900 - 1905

Around 1900 young artists exhibited at various independent societies. Les Vingt in Brussels was such an association, of which both James Ensor and Jan Toorop were members and where Redon was invited to show his work. His dreamy, visionary art is part of Symbolism. Here he depicted the fatal drowning of Ophelia, the lover of Hamlet from the Shakespearean tragedy of the same title.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4840
Dimensionsdepth 2.5 cm, height 54.5 cm x width 49.5 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op papier

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Ophélie, la cape bleue sur les eaux (Ophelia with a Blue Wimple in the Water)

Identification

Title(s)
Ophélie, la cape bleue sur les eaux
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4840
Description
Voorstelling getiteld 'Ophélie, la cape bleue sur les eaux'. Ophelia drijvend met gesloten ogen tussen bloemen in het water, geïnspireerd op Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'.
Inscriptions / marks
signature: ‘Odilon Redon’

Creation

Creation
painter: Odilon Redon (signed by artist), France
Dating
1900 - 1905
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op papier
Material
Dimensions
- depth 2.5 cm
- height 54.5 cm x width 49.5 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Ministerie van WVC
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
… ; collection Andries Bonger (1861-1936), Amsterdam, after 1892;{Verslagen 1986, p. 16.; Note RKD.} ? his widow, barones Françoise Wilhelmina Maria van der Borch van Verwolde (1887-1975); her nephew, Mr Samuel Crommelin;{Note RMA.} purchased from his heirs, Laren, by the museum, with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Ministerie van Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Cultuur, 1986
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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