Tropical Plant [recto]

c. 1930

Jane C. Stanley

Associated Names
Jane C. Stanley

Artist, American, 1863 - 1940

The image shows a large, green yucca plant with spiky leaves in the center of the composition. The predominant colors are green, blue, earthy brown, yellow, and white in the background sky. The plant stands upright in the foreground, with its leaves extending outward, while the background features soft colors and shapes suggesting sky and landscape.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The Lake House [verso]

Jane C. Stanley

1925

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist; Mrs. Alice Stanley Acheson (daughter of the artist), Washington, DC, 1940; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 126, no. 852.

Wikidata ID

Q64580836

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