Peonies in a Vase

Amerikanische Malerei 1885–1890, vers 1885

A bouquet of six blousy, frilled, white and pale pink peonies are gathered in a vase in this vertical still-life painting. One more flower lies on the table in front of the vase. The bright, cream-white petals of two open flowers curl back from yellow centers. The petals of other flowers are cupped in dense layers, some petals streaked in dark or blush pink. The roughly oval, green leaves come to points at each end. The straight-sided vase is painted so that it nearly disappears into the fog-gray and soft brown background, but the optics of the water in the clear glass play with the light falling beyond it. The artist signed the painting in the lower right corner, “C.E. Porter.”
Artiste
Amerikanische Malerei 1885–1890
Datation
vers 1885
Catégorie
Peinture
Technique
Huile sur toile
Dimensions
45,72 × 40,64 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Domaine public, CC0

Description de l’image

A bouquet of six blousy, frilled, white and pale pink peonies are gathered in a vase in this vertical still-life painting. One more flower lies on the table in front of the vase. The bright, cream-white petals of two open flowers curl back from yellow centers. The petals of other flowers are cupped in dense layers, some petals streaked in dark or blush pink. The roughly oval, green leaves come to points at each end. The straight-sided vase is painted so that it nearly disappears into the fog-gray and soft brown background, but the optics of the water in the clear glass play with the light falling beyond it. The artist signed the painting in the lower right corner, “C.E. Porter.”

Amerikanische Malerei 1885–1890