Artwork Details
14-1/2 x 17-1/2 in. 19 x 22-3/4 in. (framed)
Accession NumberGift of the Gamboliers. The frame is a partial gift of Eli Wilner & Company.
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteThe Gamboliers, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields in 1936.
- Thayer emphasizes dramatic light and the contrasting textures of the soft petals against the hard surface of the bowl.
- The bloom of the peony is a loose construction of cool pinks pulled together by a few decisive brushstrokes.
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