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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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
- Exhibition poster of a Symbolism painting
- Era
- 20th century (c. 1914)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, dining room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. 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. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
