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Hollyhocks in a Long-Necked Vase

1891

James David Smillie

Associated Names

James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

The image shows a tall glass vase with large flowers. The flowers are detailed with the largest blooms in the center and upper half of the vase. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white shades to create depth and detail. The vase is positioned centrally with the base at the bottom and stems and flowers extending upwards towards the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 29.53 × 14.29 cm (11 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.)
sheet: 44.45 × 27.94 cm (17 1/2 × 11 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4470
Catalogue Raisonné

Witthoft 1992, no. 69

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press,1992, p. 202, no. 69.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: J.D. Smillie / Aug. 91; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 6U; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: BC144

Wikidata ID

Q76455577

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