Pansies

1890

James David Smillie

Associated Names
James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

The image shows a detailed depiction of an orchid and a viola placed in the center of a rectangular frame with a lace-like border. The color palette is black and white, emphasizing the depth of the petals. The orchid is centrally positioned with shaded petals, while the viola is placed slightly behind on the right. The surrounding space is blank, with the artwork framed in the middle of the page.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint in black on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.26 × 8.89 cm (3 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 17.15 × 22.7 cm (6 3/4 × 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.44.58

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Witthoft 1992, 58

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William and Abigail Gerdts, New York, 1994; gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press, 1992, p. 182, no. 58.

Inscriptions

lower right below platemark: June 30th '90- / first imp.; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 4 (circled), [not decipherd]

Wikidata ID

Q77261132

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