1834
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Grosbeak and Clematis is a 1834 by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a bird with a thick beak perched on a flower branch. The bird has white and gray feathers, a red face, and dark markings around its eye. The flower is purple with a yellow center, and green leaves fill the background. The whole scene is simple but detailed. The artist used clean lines and flat colors, almost like a print. The bird looks calm, as if it’s just resting. The painting is small and meant to be looked at closely. If you like this style, check out Utagawa Hiroshige for more work like this.
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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