Pandora
c. 1914 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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About this work
- Artist
- Odilon Redon (1840–1916)
- Year
- c. 1914
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 143.5 × 62.2 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Movement
- Symbolism
A slender nude woman stands in a misty clearing, head bowed, holding a small box to her chest, the outline of her body drawn in reddish strokes. Around her bloom imaginary flowers in red, coral, blue and black, and a bare branching tree rises into a turquoise sky above. In Greek myth Pandora was the first woman, who opened the jar that released the evils of the world. Redon painted the tall, narrow canvas in oil around 1914, two years before his death. It came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a bequest from Alexander M. Bing in 1959.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Turquoise, coral and soft flesh tones on a pale misty ground suit a bedroom, dressing room or narrow wall in a living room. Hang it with Leighton's Flaming June at 12×18 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Symbolism painting
- Era
- 20th century (c. 1914)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
