Flower Piece
Julian Alden Weir, Flower Piece, 1882, oil on canvas, Gift of Henry L., Elliot R., and Hamilton F. Corbett in memory of their mother, Helen Ladd Corbett, public domain, 36.130
This work is not currently on view.
- Title
Flower Piece
- Artist
- Date
1882
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
29 5/8 in x 25 1/2 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature; date: J. Alden Weir 1882, lower right
- Collection Area
American Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Henry L., Elliot R., and Hamilton F. Corbett in memory of their mother, Helen Ladd Corbett
- Accession Number
36.130
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Although J. Alden Weir was classically trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, his initial reaction to French impressionism was distaste. Nevertheless, like many artists of his generation, he gradually incorporated aspects of the new style into his portraits, still lifes, and landscapes.
Weir never fully abandoned his academic training as the somber colors and solidly rendered objects in this work illustrate. However, the loosely and expressively painted flowers illustrate his growing fluency with impressionist color and brushwork.
- Exhibitions
1998 The Other Nineteenth Century Portland Art Museum
