Fringed Gentians John Henry Hill (American, 1839-1922). Fringed Gentians, ca. 1867. Watercolor with graphite pencil underdrawing on paper, 10 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( x cm). In this work by John Henry Hill, the son of the prominent American Pre-Rraphaelite painter John William Hill, the slender shape and azure color of the uncommon gentian wildflower is contrasted with the brilliant red leaves of the Virginia creeper beside it. Both plants are shown growing against a background of dry brown grasses—a characteristically Ruskinian presentation that departed from traditional indoor still-life
Fringed Gentians John Henry Hill (American, 1839-1922). Fringed Gentians, ca. 1867. Watercolor with graphite pencil underdrawing on paper, 10 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( x cm). In this work by John Henry Hill, the son of the prominent American Pre-Rraphaelite painter John William Hill, the slender shape and azure color of the uncommon gentian wildflower is contrasted with the brilliant red leaves of the Virginia creeper beside it. Both plants are shown growing against a background of dry brown grasses—a characteristically Ruskinian presentation that departed from traditional indoor still-life arrangements. American Art ca. 1867
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