Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a watercolor work on paper by Louisa Hay Kerr. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This watercolour painting depicts a poppy plant with a prominent flower and surrounding foliage.
About this work
Overview
This watercolour painting depicts a poppy plant with a prominent flower and surrounding foliage.
Subject & Meaning
The work focuses on a single poppy stalk bearing a large flower, accompanied by two lateral stems with leaves, emphasizing the plant's botanical details.
Technique & Style
The artist rendered the poppy's petals as soft and rounded, while the stem and leaves are defined by precise green lines, with attention to small details such as the tiny hairs on the leaves.
Context
The painting is an example of careful botanical illustration, a style that was popular in the history of art, with institutions like the Victoria and Albert Museum holding extensive collections of such works.
Artist & collection
Artist
Louisa Hay Kerr was an English writer, composer, and translator. She published several translations including A History of Servia and the Servian Revolution by Leopold von Ranke from German to English in 1847. Her…
Corn poppies; larkspur
Papaver somniferum (opium-valmue)
Papaver dubium (gærde-valmue); Papaver rhoeas (korn-valmue)
Ranunculus Hortensis
Papaver rhoeas (korn-valmue)
Geranium sanguineum striatum (stribet storkenæb); Ranunculus asiaticus (have-ranunkel)
Trollius europaeus (europæisk engblomme); Ranunculus asiaticus (have-ranunkel)
Roemeria hybrida (violet hornvalmue); Glaucium corniculatum (rød hornskulpe)
Anemone ×fulgens (skinnende anemone); Anemone coronaria (fransk anemone)
Ranunculus asiaticus (have-ranunkel)
Anemone ×fulgens (skinnende anemone)
Study of a Tulip ('t roosje)