Gestileerde pauw met gespreide vleugels 1903

"Gestileerde pauw met gespreide vleugels" is a watercolor painting by Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, a Dutch artist known for his decorative designs and illustrations. Created in 1903, this piece features a stylized peacock with its wings spread, likely inspired by the Art Nouveau movement of the time. The artist uses a grid to create a balanced composition and employs a simplified, almost geometric approach to depicting the peacock's form. The vibrant colors, especially the yellow background, enhance the feeling of a decorative, rather than realistic, representation. The painting's small size, measuring only 60mm x 155mm, suggests its potential use as a design element for textiles or decorative objects.