Boughs from an Apple Tree with Spiders' Webs
Habert-Dys’s designs reflect both the nineteenth-century fascination with Japanese art and the prevailing aesthetic of Art Nouveau. This watercolor was probably a design for a book illustration, perhaps a title page. The composition balances the plump fruit with the delicate network of spider webs, as five spiders industriously fill the spaces between the branches with geometric patterns.
Artwork Details
- Title: Boughs from an Apple Tree with Spiders' Webs
- Artist: Jules-Auguste Habert-Dys (French, Fresnes 1850–1930)
- Date: n.d.
- Medium: Watercolor
- Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (30.8 x 18.1 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
- Object Number: 60.620.54
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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