Clematis
- Date
- 1897–98
- Material
- Watercolor
- made in
- Paris, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Drawings & watercolors
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 21 3/4 x 18 9/16 in. (55.2 x 47.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Funds given by William and Jean L. Crowder, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ansehl, Mrs. Ellen R. Conant, H. Edwin Trusheim, Mrs. Ben Wells, and Barbara Wohltman through the Art Enrichment Fund
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 28:2005
NOTES
In this textile pattern sample, pink lilies encircle pale blue clematises while yellow and blue lines twist across the background. The whiplash curves and soft coloring reveal influences from Art Nouveau, a 19th-century style that drew inspiration from nature and sinuous lines. The emphasis on simplified, floral forms also recalls Moravian folk embroidery while hinting at the future style of the Wiener Werkstätte. Born in Moravia and trained in Paris, Alphonse Mucha often brought both Czech folk art and international trends to his designs.
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