Single Camellias

1946

Marian Hebert

Associated Names
Marian Hebert

Artist, American, 1899 - 1960

The image shows three large flowers surrounded by broad, textured leaves in varying shades of brown and beige. The largest flower is towards the bottom center, with a partially open bud to its right. Two more flowers are above and to the left, with one slightly smaller and the other in a bulbous bud form, amidst overlapping foliage. The composition guides the eye from the bottom flower upwards through the arrangement of leaves and blossoms.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: MH; lower left in graphite: Single Camellias; lower center in graphite: 7/35; lower right in graphite: Marian Hebert 1946; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 262

Markings

stamped lower center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

unidentified watermark [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q77011948

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