1809
watercolor
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Sowerbaea juncea is a 1809 watercolor by Pierre Joseph Redouté, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a cluster of tall, skinny grass-like plants with small purple flowers at the top. The roots are visible at the bottom, and the whole thing is drawn with soft watercolor washes and fine pencil lines. A few tiny sketches of the flowers are tucked in the corner. The artist focused on every detail—even the fuzzy roots—like a scientist studying nature. This kind of careful work was common in the 1800s for plant studies. Next, look up Redouté, Pierre Joseph to see more of his hyper-detailed flower art.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French pronunciation: , 10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from the Austrian Netherlands, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de…
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