Vase of Flowers Painting by Odilon Redon Julia Purinton flattened perspective

flattened perspective

The mood is quietly melancholic

and transitional hues that evoke the last light before dark

the luminous colour and characteristic surface texture of Klimt's original are preserved with archival clarity

and a clarity of colour that honours Rome's original illustration at every scale

Vase of Flowers Painting by Odilon Redon Julia Purinton flattened perspectiveOdilon Redon's floral still lifes occupy a singular position in Western painting less botanical document than chromatic dream. In Vase of Flowers, blooms in deep violet, amber, gold, and rose are gathered loosely in a simple vessel, the composition built not around clarity of form but around the sensation of colour vibrating against colour. The dark background recedes entirely, letting the flowers appear almost to generate their own light. There is no