Red Flower
Red Flower
Artist
Joseph Stella
(1877 - 1946)
Date1929
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions57 1/2 x 38 1/4 in. (146.1 x 97.2 cm)
Framed: 67 3/4 × 48 1/2 × 1 3/4 in.
Framed: 67 3/4 × 48 1/2 × 1 3/4 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.102
Signedl.l., in black paint: Jos. Stella
l.r., in red paint: Jos. Stella
verso, on canvas, in black paint: Paris Nov. 1929 / Joseph Stella.
Accession number
2006.102
On View
Not on viewLabel TextAn immense red amaryllis with widely spread petals dominates the painting while two birds resembling peacocks flank the flower, raising their elegant heads to its blossom as if in reverence. Joseph Stella visited Italy often during the 1920s and was fascinated by Neapolitan peasant textiles and embroidery, which feature vibrant colors, symmetrical patterns, and abstracted forms.
Una inmensa azucena roja con los pétalos muy abiertos domina la pintura mientras que dos pájaros que parecen pavos reales la flanquean, irguiendo sus elegantes cabezas en reverencia a su florecimiento. Joseph Stella visitó Italia con frecuencia en los años veinte y quedó fascinado con las telas y los bordados napolitanos, con sus característicos colores vibrantes, motivos simétricos y formas abstractas.
Inscribedverso, on stretcher: M. Joseph Stella Hotel Select / Place de la Sorbonne
verso, u.l.: Paris Nov. 1929 / Joseph Stella
Markingsverso, on stretcher, label: La Fleur Rouge
verso, on backing board: [Grosso Art Movers label]
verso, on backing board: [Whitney Museum of American Art label]
verso, on backing board: [Richard York Gallery label]
verso, on backing board: [Richard York Gallery label]
