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Magnolias On Gold Velvet Cloth Analysis

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Victoria Ferrer
Amber Chiozza
Art 1301
March 12, 2018
Art Museum: Magnolias on Gold Velvet Cloth The portrait I choose to discuss is the Magnolias on Gold Velvet Cloth by Martin Johnson Heade. This portrait I believe is an oil, canvas due to the full vibrant color. What I like about this portrait is that it’s a beautiful flower. I am infatuated with flowers; I love having many things that are designed or have flowers printed. As I saw the portrait in the museum it made me visualize know suddenly what to write on my museum paper. I have a magnolia tree in my backyard. I remember my childhood whenever I and my older brother use to play on the swings and every time I saw a magnolia flower I will make my brother get it for me because I love the smell of the flower it remains me of lemon scent. …show more content…

1888-1890. The dimension of the painting is 14 13/16 x 24 inches (37.6 x 61cm) unframed and 21 3/8 x 30 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches (55.3 x 77.2 x 6.7 cm) framed. The medium of the painting is oil canvas. The flower is more astonishing and stands out as the object of the golden background and the golden velvet cloth is what makes the flower stand out to the smooth creamy white petals, the rough stems, and the waxy finish leaves. Martin was born in Pennsylvania, which was raised by a farming family. Martin spends his life fishing, hunting, and learn to sympathize with nature. Martin one of most European and America who spends in time traveling to South America. Martin moves to Florida in 1883. Florida was full of tropical flower such as magnolias. The magnolia flowers are what made him, encourage him to appealed historic and artistic. He painted multiple paintings of magnolias which made him show aspects of his artwork while painting. Martin painting only receives only a certain amount praise over his artistic during his lifetime period, but later around 1940, his painting was rediscovered which later he became an American

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