Brooklyn Museum: American Art: Fringed Gentians

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Fringed Gentians

In this work by John Henry Hill, the son of the prominent American Pre-Rraphaelite painter John William Hill, the slender shape and azure color of the uncommon gentian wildflower is contrasted with the brilliant red leaves of the Virginia creeper beside it. Both plants are shown growing against a background of dry brown grasses—a characteristically Ruskinian presentation that departed from traditional indoor still-life arrangements.

Artist: John Henry Hill, American, 1839-1922
Medium: Watercolor with graphite pencil underdrawing on paper
Dates: ca. 1867
Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (25.7 x 18.1 cm)
Signature: Signed lower right corner in dark watercolor pigment: "J. H. Hill"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 1996.90.1
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg
Image: Overall, 1996.90.1_transp671.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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