Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840), “Colchium autumnale” (Common Naked Ladies)
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (Belgian, 1759-1840)
Watercolor for plate 228: “Colchium autumnale” (Common Naked Ladies)
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Vellum size: 18 1/2 x 13 3/4
Frame size: 25 1/2 x 19 3/4
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower left
Country of Origin: Central and southwest Europe (eastward to Greece) and northwest Africa. Named after the region Colchis at the Black Sea, where Colchicum was said to be especially abundant according to ancient authors.
Please feel free to contact us with questions by phone at 215.735.8811,
or by email at loricohen@aradergalleries.com
Watercolor for plate 228: “Colchium autumnale” (Common Naked Ladies)
Prepared for Les Liliacées ca. 1802-1816
Watercolor and graphite on vellum
Completed: ca. 1802-1816
Vellum size: 18 1/2 x 13 3/4
Frame size: 25 1/2 x 19 3/4
Signed ‘P.J. Redouté’ lower left
Country of Origin: Central and southwest Europe (eastward to Greece) and northwest Africa. Named after the region Colchis at the Black Sea, where Colchicum was said to be especially abundant according to ancient authors.
Please feel free to contact us with questions by phone at 215.735.8811,
or by email at loricohen@aradergalleries.
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