A Collection of Flowers Drawn from Nature: No. 6 - Scarlet and Variegated Geranium

1801

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

A Collection of Flowers Drawn from Nature: No. 6 - Scarlet and Variegated Geranium is a 1801 by John Edwards, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: John Edwards
When & what style?: 1801 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This image shows a branch of geraniums with bright red and pink flowers. The leaves are large and green with some purple edges. The stems twist around each other, and the flowers grow in clusters. The artist focused on small details like the veins in the leaves and the way light hits the petals. This kind of close-up nature work was common in the 1800s. Next, look up the museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.