Self-Portrait with Flowers

1973

Edward O'Brien

Associated Names
Edward O'Brien

Artist, American, active 1973

The image shows several large sunflower plants with broad leaves and drooping flower heads across the canvas. The color palette consists of earthy tones of green and brown, complemented by touches of yellow in the sunflowers and a soft blue sky in the background. The sunflowers rise from the lower section of the image, extending upwards, with their stems and leaves spreading outwards and upwards from the center to the edges of the frame. A gradient from dense detailing at the top to minimal detail at the bottom is evident, providing focus on the plants against a relatively blank lower half.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored pencil and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.1 x 58.5 cm (14 3/16 x 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1116


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right of image in purple pencil: EO'Brien '73; lower right in blue: OCT 2-; upper right margin, numbers in green

Wikidata ID

Q64557575

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