Redon, Odilon: Early Charcoals (1878-85)

Guardian Spirit of the Waters
1878 (210 Kb); Charcoal, 46.6 x 37.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago

Eye-Balloon
1878 (190 Kb); Charcoal, 42.2 x 33.2 cm; The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Spirit of the Forest (Specter from a Giant Tree)
1880 (210 Kb); Charcoal and black chalk heightened wiith white chalk, 45.7 x 28.5 cm; The Woodner Family Collection, New York

Cactus Man
1881 (260 Kb); Charcoal, 49 x 32.5 cm; The Woodner Family Collection, New York

The Crying Spider
1881 (230 Kb); Charcoal, 49.5 x 37.5 cm; Private collection, The Netherlands

The Smiling Spider
1881 (230 Kb); Charcoal, 49.5 x 39 cm; Musee du Louvre, Paris