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The image displays a scene from a low elevation, showing a bridge with two figures sitting atop. Detailed plants with feathery leaves are in the foreground, casting shadows on the stone bridge. The background features dense foliage with intricate line work, creating a monochromatic color palette of browns and blacks. The composition lacks a visible horizon, filled with vegetation and structures.
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The image displays a scene from a low elevation, showing a bridge with two figures sitting atop. Detailed plants with feathery leaves are in the foreground, casting shadows on the stone bridge. The background features dense foliage with intricate line work, creating a monochromatic color palette of browns and blacks. The composition lacks a visible horizon, filled with vegetation and structures.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Blühende Spireen (Blooming Spiraea)

Wilhelm Heise

Date
c. 1925
Medium
lithograph in black on japan paper
Dimensions
image: 36 x 25.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.) sheet: 48.5 x 30.8 cm (19 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.280
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Nächtliche Blumenstücke

Subjects and terms

  • lithograph
  • botanical
Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 3, 2004; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

lower left in graphite: Blühende Spireen; lower right in graphite: Wilhelm Heise

NGA object ID 153665. 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.