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Fringed Gentians

John Henry Hill

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

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.

Caption

John Henry Hill (American, 1839–1922). Fringed Gentians, ca. 1867. Watercolor with graphite pencil underdrawing on paper, 10 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (25.7 x 18.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg, 1996.90.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Fringed Gentians

Date

ca. 1867

Medium

Watercolor with graphite pencil underdrawing on paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

10 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (25.7 x 18.1 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right corner in dark watercolor pigment: "J. H. Hill"

Credit Line

Purchased with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg

Accession Number

1996.90.1

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Artists and makers

John Henry Hill

16 works in the collection