Roger Marx (1904): Art, History and Details

Roger Marx (1904) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916); Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Later in life, Odilon Redon turned to portraiture, creating likenesses of both commissioned sitters and his close friends. This print represents a figure central to his artistic and social milieu: Roger Marx was an influential critic who championed Redon’s work. Redon depicted only the head and profile of his subject, sketching Marx with fine and delicate detail. He produced just a small number of impressions of the lithograph, accentuating its personal and intimate theme.

Object facts

• Title: Roger Marx
• Date: 1904
• Creator attribution: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916); Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936)
• Culture: France, early 20th Century
• Type: Print
• Technique: lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper
• Dimensions: Image: 25 x 14.5 cm (9 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1964.27

A detail from the museum

Roger Marx (1859–1913), was an influential collector in addition to his work as an art critic.

Collection credit

In honor of Leona E. Prasse through The Print Club of Cleveland

View the collection record

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