Rodolphe Bresdin

Rodolphe Bresdin (* 1822 in Mont relay; † January 14, 1885 in Sèvres, artist name and Chien- Caillou ); was a French graphic artist who was often known by its rich in detail elaborated representations of nature as a background biblical- religious motives. He is considered a pioneer fantastically visionary forms of representation in the romance and is therefore sometimes referred to as Protosurrealist.

Life

Since the age of 17 Bresdin worked in Paris as an etcher of copies of older prints, mainly by Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt van Rijn and so learned the technical requirements for his etchings and lithographs spring. After the revolution of 1848/49 he left Paris, went to Tulle and lived from 1853 in a cave near Toulouse. In 1861 he made ​​known Charles Baudelaire in Paris with Théophile Gautier and was commissioned the ephemeral " fantaisiste Revue" to illustrate. Later he became a member of this revue. In 1863, he met the 15 year younger Odilon Redon, who regarded him as his predecessor in Bordeaux, and became at least 1864 to 1866 whose friendly mentor. 1871 Bresdin won a tender for the design of Canadian bank notes, after which he moved to Canada. In 1876 he returned with his wife and six children, destitute, with the help of Victor Hugo to France without finding there during his lifetime recognition.

In 1964, his works at the documenta in Kassel III were shown in the famous department drawings.