Spider Lily c. 1905 - 1917
ednaboieshopkins
toned paper
water colours
pastel soft colours
pastel colours
handmade artwork painting
pastel tone
united-states
watercolour bleed
watercolour illustration
botanical art
watercolor
"Spider Lily" is a color woodcut print created by American artist Edna Boies Hopkins, circa 1905-1917. The print features a close-up view of a cluster of spider lilies, rendered in vibrant colors against a textured green background. Hopkins' distinctive style, characterized by bold outlines and simplified forms, is evident in the depiction of the delicate, drooping petals and the stylized leaves. The work showcases Hopkins' talent for capturing the beauty of nature through the medium of woodcuts, and is now part of the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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The American painter and printmaker Edna Boies Hopkins produced bright Modernist color woodcuts. After studying art in Cincinnati (Art Academy) and New York (Pratt Institute), she moved to Paris where she lived nearly a decade, remaining until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. She also traveled to Japan to study Japanese printmaking. Hopkins particularly excelled in the subject of flowers. Her depiction of this bouquet of spider lilies exemplifies her approach. In her hands, flowers become a bold, organic abstraction full of movement—here the white ribbon-like petals resemble fleeting fireworks.
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