Pastel painting of a nude woman with long hair standing within a pale shell-shaped oval against a blue sky, with rocks and a small shell at the shore below.

The Birth of Venus

A nude woman with long reddish hair stands upright inside a large pale, shell-like oval against a blue sky with soft clouds, with rocky shore forms and a small shell below. Painted in soft pastel tones with loose, blended brushwork, the figure is centered and framed by the pearly shell, matching the museum title.

Artist: Odilon Redon
Date: 1912
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Size: 1280 × 2975 px

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Public domain · Odilon Redon died 1916 and the work dates by 1912; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Odilon Redon, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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The Birth of Venus

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