Flowers
Artist
Alfred H. Maurer
(American, 1868 - 1932)
Date1888-1932
MediumGouache on board
Dimensions20 x 18 in.
ClassificationsWatercolor
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gold
Terms
Object number1980.46
DescriptionMaurer infamously used loose brushstrokes to create abstracted yet recognizable figures, as can be seen in “Flowers”. The artist’s use of shading is minimal. Instead, a darker line is used to denote contours of the object. Each line helps separate colors and renders the flowers in a design-like style. Among similarly shaped bright pink and pale yellow flowers, Maurer included one bright red rose. The flowers offer a warm splotch of color in an otherwise blue-toned painting. The vibrant and chaotic depiction of flowers draws the eye and then relinquishes it to the gentle, static background.On View
Not on view
1966
