Leaves of a Croton Bush

1957

George Biddle

Associated Names
George Biddle

Artist, American, 1885 - 1973

The image features a large cluster of colorful leaves layered over one another with distinct variegated patterns. The leaves are positioned in the center of the image, extending outward in different directions. The background is a light, neutral tone.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 40.32 × 27.94 cm (15 7/8 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 51.75 × 34.93 cm (20 3/8 × 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.154

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Croton-on-Hudson, NY; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 181, no. 1228.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: George Biddle 1957; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 227

Wikidata ID

Q64571225

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