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Pastel by Odilon Redon: a woman in profile with a red head covering and green halo against a blue night sky with a glowing amber oval.

Sita

A woman in profile with a dark red head covering and a pale green halo-like glow faces left against a deep blue night sky dotted with gold specks. A glowing amber oval floats at left, and pale, flowerlike forms with yellow and pink accents drift in the lower right. The soft, chalky pastel handling is luminous and dreamlike.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
c. 1893
Medium
Pastel, with touches of black Conté crayon, over various charcoals, on cream wove paper altered to a golden tone
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2358 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1898).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection

Español: Sita (Odilon Redon, c. 1893)

Una mujer de perfil, con un tocado rojo oscuro y un resplandor verde pálido a modo de halo, mira hacia la izquierda contra un cielo nocturno azul profundo salpicado de motas doradas. Un óvalo ámbar luminoso flota a la izquierda, y formas pálidas parecidas a flores, con acentos amarillos y rosados, aparecen abajo a la derecha. El trazo de pastel suave y tiza es luminoso y onírico.

Português: Sita (Odilon Redon, c. 1893)

Uma mulher de perfil, com um véu vermelho-escuro na cabeça e um brilho verde-pálido semelhante a uma auréola, olha para a esquerda contra um céu noturno azul profundo salpicado de pontos dourados. Um oval âmbar luminoso flutua à esquerda, e formas pálidas, semelhantes a flores, com toques amarelos e rosados, surgem à direita, embaixo. A técnica de pastel suave e giz é luminosa e onírica.

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