Bloodroot
Artist
John Wilde
American, 1919 - 2006
Date1955
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Henry Schnakenberg
Object number1971.2.11
DescriptionBlood root plant with white blossoms, grass and two fallen oak leaves on a mound of earth; several beetles and a ladybug climbing on the grasses; some white petals on the ground; a pale purple butterfly hovers above the plants; the whole is silhouetted against a blue sky; the technique is particular in the manner of northern Renaissance painting. Signed upper right: "J.E. 1955."On View
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VIETNAM
Egypt
