Oak Balls and Flowers, I

1972

Nell Blaine

Associated Names
Nell Blaine

Artist, American, 1922 - 1996

The image shows a large, blooming floral arrangement surrounded by various fruits. The composition is made up of black ink lines on a cream background. Positioned centrally, the dense foliage and large flowers rise up, while round fruits and leaves occupy the lower portion, with some fruit appearing to rest on surfaces or alongside the bouquet.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Poindexter Gallery, New York); The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; 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. 225, no. 1508.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: N Blaine; upper left verso in black ink: N. Blaine / Oak Balls & Flowers, I / Woodside, Ca. / 1972 / 10 1/4 x 7 1/8; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 6313-B

Wikidata ID

Q64618165

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