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Untitled

Unknown

1902

paint

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Post-Impressionism Early Modern Floral

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1902 paint by Unknown, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1902 · Post-Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This cloth is covered in bright flowers and leaves. The colors are mostly red, yellow, and green, with some blue and purple mixed in. The flowers look big and bold, with swirling stems and tiny details like dots and stripes. The edges of the cloth are plain yellow, while the rest is packed with busy patterns. It looks like it might have been used as a wall hanging or a special cloth for ceremonies. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next to see more items like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour on cotton, this 1902 full-scale copy reproduces an 18th-century Dutch hand-painted cotton hanging, likely created in the East Indies, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The work is signed by Ethel Willis and depicts scrolling foliage with flowering stems.

Read the full account in the museum source.