Ranunculus

2013
Curran, Joan Wadleigh

Object Details

TITLE:
Ranunculus
DATE:
2013
MEDIUM:
Gouache on paper
DIMENSIONS:
15 x 15 in.
CREDIT LINE:
Museum purchase, 2014

Not currently on view

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Description

Curran uses subtle shades of lavender and green in her remarkable depiction of a tangle of collapsed flowers and stems. The complicated mass fills the dark space and suggests life in its declining moments.

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