Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) (1922)
Mary Vaux Walcott1922 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1940)
Specifications
- Year
- 1922
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1860–1940
About the artwork
Dated 1922, "Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)" is an artwork by Mary Vaux Walcott. About the period around 1922: The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. Dada and Surrealism followed the First World War, the Bauhaus school was founded in 1919, and Art Deco became the fashionable decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s. Background on Plants & Animals: Images of plants and animals run from medieval herbals and bestiaries to the scientific illustration of the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal. It is listed in the Plants & Animals collection. The image is in portrait orientation.
"Blue Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1860–1940
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