Dark Peony on Gold
Artist
Betty Hahn
(American, born 1940)
Date1982
MediumVan Dyke print, with watercolor
DimensionsImage: 19 1/2 × 15 7/8 in. (49.5 × 40.3 cm)
Mat: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Mat: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Ellen Landis in memory of Frederick Cohn, M.D., 2013
Object number2013.41
DescriptionSingle flower at center of composition with bountiful bloom of many white petals, dark stem with one leaf on the left and two on the right, gold background.eMuseum Notes
Flowers are a common subject for artist Betty Hahn, and here she concentrates on a peony blossom, perhaps a little past its prime, in all its ruffled glory. Casting the flower partly in shadow, she paints the background gold as if bathing it in the last dazzling light of day.
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