Tuesday, March 30, 2010

guardian spirit of the waters


Odilon Redon, Guardian Spirit of the Waters, 1878. Art Institute of Chicago.

A friend on Facebook has this up as her profile picture and I just love it, nearly as much as the Serafini Pulcinella flying on the clothesline.

When things loom, is must be Redon.(One way or another, escape is indicated.)

3 comments:

km said...

It's from 1878? Looks really contemporary.

Banno said...

lovely. the eyes remind me of Teja's.

Space Bar said...

km: maybe contemporary is imitative?

banno: come to think of it, they are teja-y eyes!