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Boboli Gardens, Florence

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names

Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image is a watercolor painting depicting a garden scene with buildings, trees, an obelisk, pathways, and groups of people. The brushstrokes are loose and fluid, creating an impressionistic quality. The color palette consists of earthy greens, browns, muted reds, oranges, blues, purples, and white to indicate cloud formations.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 25.4 x 34.8 cm (10 x 13 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.1613

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Inscriptions

lower right: Muirhead Bone / Boboli Gardens Florence; inlater hand, lower left verso: WC. 1682 / C 4635; lower center verso: 52

Wikidata ID

Q64632442

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