Cattleya Rex
1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Cattleya Rex is a 1840 ink by Gustav Leutzsch, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows two orchids with waxy white petals and yellow centers. Their leaves are long and pointed, growing from a single stem. The flowers have soft pink and white spots inside, and the background is plain to keep all the focus on the plants. The artist labeled the flowers *Cattleya Rex*, a type of orchid. These prints were often made to study and share rare plants during the 1800s. Look up lithography to see how artists like this made prints using stone and ink.
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