Closed Eyes | Odilon Redon | 1890 Tom Lovell Friedrich's palette of muted grays

Friedrich's palette of muted grays and browns enhances the desolate atmosphere

one sitting and the other standing

the red cross of the knight’s tunic

Caffi masterfully portrays the city under an eerie twilight

encounters a crucifix glowing between the antlers of a stag

Closed Eyes | Odilon Redon | 1890 Tom Lovell Friedrich's palette of muted graysAbout the artwork: Odilon Redon's 1890 painting "Closed Eyes" (Les Yeux clos) exemplifies his Symbolist approach, focusing on introspection and the inner world. Believed to be a portrait of his wife, Camille Falte, the artwork features a serene, androgynous face with closed eyes, suggesting meditation or an inward gaze. The highly diluted paint renders the figure almost immaterial, allowing the canvas's texture to show through and creating a