Lilac belongs to a series of cut-out silhouettes created by Philipp Otto Runge around the early 1800s. Each presents a plant or flower in exacting detail, including each petal and leaf. The technique used was a traditional folk practice, which Runge learned early on from his mother. He ultimately produced well over one hundred such works, which he occasionally gave as gifts; this work, for example, was offered by the artist to the Specktors, a Hamburg based family of artists. Lilac, c. 1800. Philipp Otto Runge (German, 1777–1810). Silhouette cut from laid white paper affixed to laid blue paper

Lilac belongs to a series of cut-out silhouettes created by Philipp Otto Runge around the early 1800s. Each presents a plant or flower in exacting detail, including each petal and leaf. The technique used was a traditional folk practice, which Runge learned early on from his mother. He ultimately produced well over one hundred such works, which he occasionally gave as gifts; this work, for example, was offered by the artist to the Specktors, a Hamburg based family of artists. Lilac, c. 1800. Philipp Otto Runge (German, 1777–1810). Silhouette cut from laid white paper affixed to laid blue paper; sheet: x cm (9 15/16 x 4 1/16 in.).

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