Rotting Roses

1980

Barbara Norfleet

Associated Names
Barbara Norfleet

Artist, American, born 1926

The image displays clusters of dried roses with petals curling inward, revealing shades of pink and brown. The color palette consists of earthy browns, dusty pinks, and hints of golden beige. The roses are positioned close together, filling the entire frame, with some clusters located more prominently in the center and others slightly obscured by overlapping petals.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara Norfleet, Cambridge, MA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Witkin Gallery, New York), 1982; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right below image in black ink: © Barbara Norfleet; on verso, bottom right in graphite, traced in black ink: © B. Norfleet; bottom right in black ink: 1980; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left in graphite: 1982.75; vertical along bottom right edge, typed in black ink on white paper: Barbara Norfleet, 79 Raymond St.,Cambridge,MA / 02140--(617) 354-4469 / 1980

Wikidata ID

Q64145088

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