Choix des plus belles fleurs...plus beaux fruits: Passiflore ailee
1827
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1827
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Choix des plus belles fleurs...plus beaux fruits: Passiflore ailee is a 1827 by Henry Joseph Redouté, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a single plant with two flowers and three broad leaves. One flower is bright red with a dark purple center, while the other is still a bud with green and pink tones. The stems have small curls, and the background is plain white. The artist focused on tiny details like the veins in the leaves and the texture of the petals. This kind of careful work was often used to study nature closely. Next, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more of their botanical art collection.
