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Single Hollyhocks

1889

James David Smillie

Associated Names

James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

Frederick Keppel & Co.

Publisher

The artwork displays two large flowers as the central focus, with their petals intricately detailed and surrounded by smaller flower buds. The color palette is monochromatic, consisting of various shades of black, white, and gray. The flowers are positioned centrally, with their petals extending outward to the left and center of the image, while the flower stem and buds curve slightly to the right. The artist's signature and date are visible at the bottom left of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

mezzotint with drypoint in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 14.9 × 15.2 cm (5 7/8 × 6 in.)
sheet: 23 × 21.6 cm (9 1/16 × 8 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4467
Catalogue Raisonné

Witthoft 1992, no. 53

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press,1992, p. 172, no. 53.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: J.D. Smillie / July '89; lower right in graphite: James D. Smillie / Aug. '89-

Wikidata ID

Q76551951

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