Pond in les Landes, Odilon Redon, circa 1880

Pond in les landesoil on paper on panel"redon was best known for his imaginative compositions and brightly colored still lifes, yet he also painted naturalistic landscapes. Les landes, a large area in southwest france, once consisted of a mix of unfertile sandy ground and boggy marshes. Following drainage projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, les landes now supports a vast pine forest. ". Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1880. Dimensions: height: 31.7 cm (12.5 in) ; width: 39.4 cm (15.5 in). Medium: oil. Collection: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Redon - Pond in les Landes, ca. 1880