The Cyclops
c. 1914 · Oil on cardboard mounted on panel · Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
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About this work
- Artist
- Odilon Redon (1840–1916)
- Year
- c. 1914
- Medium
- Oil on cardboard mounted on panel
- Original size
- 65.8 × 52.7 cm
- Collection
- Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
- Movement
- Symbolism
A giant one-eyed head and shoulders rise above a mountain ridge against a pale blue sky, the single huge eye turned towards the slope where a naked woman lies asleep among flowers. The hillside is a thick patchwork of violet, green, rust and ochre, laid on almost like a field of jewels. The figures are Polyphemus and the nymph Galatea, who did not return the Cyclops's love because she preferred the river god Acis. Redon painted it in oil on cardboard about 1914, though dates as early as 1898 have been proposed. It is in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo.
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
Violet heather, sea-green and ochre under a pale blue sky bring a dreamlike burst of colour to a living room, study or studio. Pair it with Marc's The Dream at 16×24 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Symbolism painting
- Era
- 20th century (c. 1914)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- living room, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
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.
