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Redon, Odilon

(Encyclopedia)Redon, Odilon ôdēlôNˈ rədôNˈ [key], 1840–1916, French painter and lithographer. He studied in Paris under Gérôme. Later his friend Fantin-Latour taught him lithography, but he was most infl...

Barrot, Camille Hyacinthe Odilon

(Encyclopedia)Barrot, Camille Hyacinthe Odilon kämēˈyə yäsăNtˈ ōdēlôNˈ bärōˈ [key], 1791–1873, French political leader. An opponent of the Bourbon restoration, he aided the July Revolution (1830), b...

Vollard, Ambroise

(Encyclopedia)Vollard, Ambroise äNbrwäzˈ vôlärˈ [key], 1867–1939, French art dealer, collector, and publisher. He was noted for his early recognition and sponsorship of leading artists of the school of Pari...

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