BRESDIN (Rodolphe). 1822–1885. Engraver of Robinson. - Lot 59

BRESDIN (Rodolphe). 1822–1885. Engraver of Robinson. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, 2000. Large quarto, illustrated, paperback. Catalog of the major exhibition dedicated to Rodolphe Bresdin, edited by Maxime Préaud. The volume reproduces nearly 120 works—drawings, lithographs, and etchings—and situates the artist within the context of “dark Romanticism” and nascent Symbolism. Bresdin remains one of the most distinctive figures in 19th-century art. Admired by Baudelaire, Victor Hugo, and especially Odilon Redon, he developed a rich and varied world populated by fantastical vegetation, hallucinatory landscapes, and imaginary creatures. A reference work now sought after by enthusiasts of 19th-century printmaking, Symbolism, and drawing.