Studies of Screwpines from Madagascar

1887

Max Seliger

Associated Names
Max Seliger

Artist, German, 1865 - 1920

This illustration features a large plant with long, arching leaves dominating the center, sprawling outwards with detailed line work. The color palette is monochromatic, using black ink on a gray background. Positioned on the left is a dense cluster of foliage, while to the right, a smaller plant with spiky fronds stands upright. Several handwritten notes surround the plants, providing additional visual texture to the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with white heightening on gray cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.1 x 22.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.19.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Dr. Moeller & Cie. Kg Kunsthandel, Hamburg); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in brown ink: not deciphered; upper right: pandanus veitchii / [not deciphered]; lower right: 3-4" [not deciphered] 3-4 [not deciphered] / 1/71 / 18 MS (in monogram) 87 / IV; pandanus utilis / Madagascar; by later hand, verso in chalk: 117

Wikidata ID

Q64614197

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