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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Cyclamen

1932

Grace Albee

Associated Names

Grace Albee

Artist, American, 1890 - 1985

There is a potted plant with elongated leaves and broad flowers, accompanied by a cloth draped around it. The color scheme is monochromatic with shades of black and white, creating a contrast. The plant is central in the image, with the cloth covering the pot and extending towards the lower left corner and edges of the picture.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Barbara Albee and Family in Memory of P.F. Albee)
Dimensions

image: 15.08 × 10.16 cm (5 15/16 × 4 in.)
sheet: 24.45 × 19.69 cm (9 5/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.3171

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara Albee, Providence, Rhode Island; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2000; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 2nd state

Wikidata ID

Q77009859

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