Three Orchids, Acropera, Peristeria Elata, Cattleya Bicolor William Jacob Hays (American, 1830-1875). , 1869. Oil and graphite on canvas, 14 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( x cm). Hays made regular sketching excursions to the American forests and frontier, but he did not have to travel far to find the exotic specimens depicted here since orchids were cultivated in greenhouses in his hometown, New York City. The artist began with pencil drawings—still visible in some areas—and then completed the plant forms in oil paint. These studies were among many he made in preparation for his large, highly det
Three Orchids, Acropera, Peristeria Elata, Cattleya Bicolor William Jacob Hays (American, 1830-1875). , 1869. Oil and graphite on canvas, 14 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( x cm). Hays made regular sketching excursions to the American forests and frontier, but he did not have to travel far to find the exotic specimens depicted here since orchids were cultivated in greenhouses in his hometown, New York City. The artist began with pencil drawings—still visible in some areas—and then completed the plant forms in oil paint. These studies were among many he made in preparation for his large, highly detailed painting Bouquet of Orchids, 1871 (Private collection). American Art 1869
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