Odilon Redon (1840–1916), Master of Symbolism. Redon was born in Bordeaux, France, on April 20, 1840, and was raised by a nanny in the suburbs two days after his weak constitution. As a teenager, he was a lonely personality and liked to think alone. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Redon fought in the army, but soon fell ill, and under the influence of Corot, began to paint landscapes, and it was not until 1879, when he was 39 years old, that he began to make up his mind to paint.
