A Creeper in the Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon

1880

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

A Creeper in the Peradeniya Gardens, Ceylon is a 1880 by Scowen & Co., a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Scowen & Co.
When & what style?: 1880 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a vine curling around a tree in a garden. The garden is filled with lush green plants and trees. It's interesting that the garden was created by the colonial government using plants from different places, like Kew Garden in London. You can learn more about this type of photography by looking at the work of other artists at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

The story of this work

Overview

The extravagant baroque curves of this vine were shot in what are now known as the Royal Botanical Gardens. With origins as far back as 1371, the gardens were formally established by the colonial government in 1843 using European plants from Kew Garden in London and native specimens from Slave Island, Colombo, and the Kalutara Garden in Kalutara. Ceylon is now the nation of Sri Lanka.

Read the full account in the museum source.