White Tulips

Charles Rennie Mackintosh British, Scottish

ca. 1920

Not on view

Watercolor depicting a vase of upright white tulips in full bloom standing in front of a table with a patterned tablecloth holding a smaller vase or pitcher filled with drooping pink peonies. The composition of the painting is formal, but the flowers themselves have a natural quality that reflects Mackintosh's turn away from the stylized designs of his early career, as seen in his decorations for Hill House (1904) and other architectural projects.

Artwork Details

Title: White Tulips
Artist: Charles Rennie Mackintosh (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1868–1928 London)
Date: ca. 1920
Culture: British
Medium: Watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions: 15 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (39.1 × 34 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2019
Object Number: 2019.215.2
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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