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The image shows a cluster of five pansy flowers in various shades of black, gray, and white. The flowers are arranged centrally with two on the left, two overlapping at the center, and one on the right. Detailed textures and patterns on the petals create visual contrast. At the bottom of the image are a signature and date, "James D. Smillie" and "1890," as well as additional annotations.
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The image shows a cluster of five pansy flowers in various shades of black, gray, and white. The flowers are arranged centrally with two on the left, two overlapping at the center, and one on the right. Detailed textures and patterns on the petals create visual contrast. At the bottom of the image are a signature and date, "James D. Smillie" and "1890," as well as additional annotations.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Bunch of Pansies

James David Smillie

Date
1890
Medium
drypoint in black
Dimensions
plate: 12.1 × 8.73 cm (4 3/4 × 3 7/16 in.) sheet: 35.1 × 28.9 cm (13 13/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.4466
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • plant
  • Flower
Inscription

upper right corner in graphite: J.D.S.; lower left in graphite: J.D.S imp. / No. 14; lower right in graphite: James D. Smillie / 1890; lower left edge in graphite: 25 proofs only taken by J.D.S.

NGA object ID 146126. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.