Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon)

E532249

Symbolist artwork pastel artwork

"Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon)" is a dreamlike Symbolist pastel by Odilon Redon depicting a serenely introspective, closed-eyed female head emerging from a softly colored, atmospheric background.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Closed Eyes (oil version, Odilon Redon)	2
Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5558697 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon)
Context triple: [Closed Eyes, hasVersion, Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon)]

A. Portrait of Matisse
"Portrait of Matisse" is a 1905 Fauvist painting by André Derain depicting fellow artist Henri Matisse in bold, non-naturalistic colors and expressive brushwork.
B. Madame Cézanne with a Fan
"Madame Cézanne with a Fan" is a portrait painting by Paul Cézanne depicting his wife, Hortense Fiquet, seated and holding a fan in his characteristic post-Impressionist style.
C. The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
D. Portrait of Picasso
Portrait of Picasso is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris depicting his friend and fellow painter Pablo Picasso in Gris’s distinctive geometric style.
E. Portrait of Marguerite Khnopff
Portrait of Marguerite Khnopff is a symbolist painting by Belgian artist Fernand Khnopff depicting his sister in a refined, introspective pose that exemplifies his ethereal and psychologically charged style.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon)
Target entity description: "Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon)" is a dreamlike Symbolist pastel by Odilon Redon depicting a serenely introspective, closed-eyed female head emerging from a softly colored, atmospheric background.

A. Portrait of Matisse
"Portrait of Matisse" is a 1905 Fauvist painting by André Derain depicting fellow artist Henri Matisse in bold, non-naturalistic colors and expressive brushwork.
B. Madame Cézanne with a Fan
"Madame Cézanne with a Fan" is a portrait painting by Paul Cézanne depicting his wife, Hortense Fiquet, seated and holding a fan in his characteristic post-Impressionist style.
C. The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
D. Portrait of Picasso
Portrait of Picasso is a Cubist painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris depicting his friend and fellow painter Pablo Picasso in Gris’s distinctive geometric style.
E. Portrait of Marguerite Khnopff
Portrait of Marguerite Khnopff is a symbolist painting by Belgian artist Fernand Khnopff depicting his sister in a refined, introspective pose that exemplifies his ethereal and psychologically charged style.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Symbolist artwork ⓘ pastel artwork ⓘ
artForm	two-dimensional art ⓘ
artHistoricalCategory	fin-de-siècle Symbolism ⓘ
artisticPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
artMovement	Symbolism ⓘ
associatedConcept	Symbolist dream imagery ⓘ mysticism ⓘ psychological introspection ⓘ
background	atmospheric background ⓘ
colorPalette	soft colors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
creator	Odilon Redon ⓘ
creatorNationality	French ⓘ
depictionDetail	calm facial expression ⓘ eyes closed ⓘ head emerging from background ⓘ
depicts	female head ⓘ serene female figure ⓘ woman with closed eyes ⓘ
genre	dreamlike portrait ⓘ
hasTitle	Closed Eyes ⓘ
hasVersion	Closed Eyes (oil version, Odilon Redon) ⓘ linked to: Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon)
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
medium	pastel ⓘ
movementContext	French Symbolism ⓘ linked to: French symbolism
notableFor	ethereal female visage ⓘ evocative, atmospheric color use ⓘ introspective mood ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage	French ⓘ
relatedWorkByArtist	Closed Eyes (oil version, Odilon Redon) ⓘ linked to: Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon) Ophelia Among the Flowers (Odilon Redon) ⓘ linked to: Ophelia Among the Flowers The Cyclops (Odilon Redon) ⓘ linked to: The Cyclops
subjectHeading	dream ⓘ female beauty ⓘ inner life ⓘ meditation ⓘ
support	paper ⓘ
technique	layered pastel tones ⓘ soft blending ⓘ
theme	dream states ⓘ silence ⓘ solitude ⓘ spirituality ⓘ
visualStyle	dreamlike ⓘ introspective ⓘ symbolic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Closed Eyes → hasVersion → Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon) ⓘ

Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon) → hasVersion → Closed Eyes (oil version, Odilon Redon) ⓘ

linked to: Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon)

Closed Eyes (pastel version, Odilon Redon) → relatedWorkByArtist → Closed Eyes (oil version, Odilon Redon) ⓘ