Flowers
Pastel- Symbolism
1800- 19th Century
50.0 x 64.0 cm
Lithuanian Art Fund
The painting depicts a bouquet of leaning rose petals. The contrast of red and florid flowers, green foliage and the neutral grey background form an impression of a stable composition. The outlines of the leaves and petals, which are painted in a Secession-like style. The graceful leaning of the plant and creative lines establish a vivid decorative tone. The top of the bouquet is adorned with roses in blossom. The flowers look strong, are large, bright, and fully open. As they lean down, they turn pale, wither, and disappear. The lowest leaning flowers look as if they are dissolving. The painter used this pastel method to create a sense of ephemerality: to convey the fragile state of the material world and the feeling of transience, which typically characterises the works of symbolists.
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About this artwork
- Title: Flowers
- Artist: kazimierz stabrowski
- Year: 1800
- Original dimensions: 50.0 x 64.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Lithuanian Art Fund
- Movement: Symbolism
- Period: 19th Century
- Creative period: Mature Period
Quick Facts
- Notable elements or techniques: Pastel method, Secession-like outlines
- Subject or theme: Bouquet of roses and ephemeral beauty
- Artistic style: Symbolist, Romantic, Dreamy
- Year: 1800
- Dimensions: 50 x 64 cm
- Artist: Kazimierz Stabrowski
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