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Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)
Etruscan Vase with Flowers
1900–10
Tempera on canvas
32 x 23 1/4 in. (81.3 x 59.1 cm)
Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1951; acquired from The Museum of Modern Art, Lillie P. Bliss Collection
53.140.5
This bouquet, which combines real and imaginary flowers, perfectly illustrates Redon's statement that his art was based "on direct representation and on memory." It has been dated between 1900 and 1910.