Yellow clover
Watercolour
1901 (made)
1901 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Object Type
Watercolour botanical studies such as this have a long history in European art, and by Mackintosh's day were a necessary part of the training of artists and designers. Meticulous drawings of plant forms and an understanding of their basic structure were an essential source of ideas for students of design and tested their drawing skills.
People
Mackintosh has almost a cult status as a Scottish architect and designer, and his work prefigured many developments in art and design throughout Europe in the 20th century. In his architectural work Mackintosh had used stylised patterns derived from a careful study of flowers and plants. He was a very skilled artist as well as an architect, and towards the end of his career concentrated only on painting. From 1901 he had made a collection of botanical studies of individual flowers and shrubs, usually sketched during holidays in England.
Subjects Depicted
Although often spare and linear, they have a powerful emotional appeal. Mackintosh took the traditional form of botanical drawing and modernised it.
Watercolour botanical studies such as this have a long history in European art, and by Mackintosh's day were a necessary part of the training of artists and designers. Meticulous drawings of plant forms and an understanding of their basic structure were an essential source of ideas for students of design and tested their drawing skills.
People
Mackintosh has almost a cult status as a Scottish architect and designer, and his work prefigured many developments in art and design throughout Europe in the 20th century. In his architectural work Mackintosh had used stylised patterns derived from a careful study of flowers and plants. He was a very skilled artist as well as an architect, and towards the end of his career concentrated only on painting. From 1901 he had made a collection of botanical studies of individual flowers and shrubs, usually sketched during holidays in England.
Subjects Depicted
Although often spare and linear, they have a powerful emotional appeal. Mackintosh took the traditional form of botanical drawing and modernised it.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Yellow clover (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Yellow Clover |
| Physical description | Watercolour depicting a plant with yellow flowers |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in pencil, within a cartouche, Yellow Clover Holy Island. July 1901. M. T. |
| Gallery label | British Galleries:
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a very skilled artist as well as architect. Towards the end of his career he concentrated only on painting. This is one of the studies of flowers Mackintosh sketched during holidays from about 1901. Like his architecture, his drawings are stylised but accurate, showing the structure of the plant.(27/03/2003) |
| Credit line | Given by James Meldrum |
| Object history | Painted on Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (born in Glasgow, 1868, died in London, 1928) |
| Summary | Object Type Watercolour botanical studies such as this have a long history in European art, and by Mackintosh's day were a necessary part of the training of artists and designers. Meticulous drawings of plant forms and an understanding of their basic structure were an essential source of ideas for students of design and tested their drawing skills. People Mackintosh has almost a cult status as a Scottish architect and designer, and his work prefigured many developments in art and design throughout Europe in the 20th century. In his architectural work Mackintosh had used stylised patterns derived from a careful study of flowers and plants. He was a very skilled artist as well as an architect, and towards the end of his career concentrated only on painting. From 1901 he had made a collection of botanical studies of individual flowers and shrubs, usually sketched during holidays in England. Subjects Depicted Although often spare and linear, they have a powerful emotional appeal. Mackintosh took the traditional form of botanical drawing and modernised it. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.844-1968 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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