This pastel drawing depicts a landscape of a field of poppies. In the foreground is a dense growth of light-colored poppies, primarily in yellows, pinks, and reds. The flowers are delicately drawn on thin green stems, and stand amidst high grasses. In the background are bushes and shrubs in shades of green ranging from lime to dark. Patches of blue sky emerge at the top of the canvas.
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Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 79.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 18.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 49, ill.
Hilliard Goldfarb and Erica Hirshler. Dennis Miller Bunker and His Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1995), pp. 34-35, 62, no. 15.
Object details
Accession number
P1s1
Primary Creator
Full title
Garden of Poppies
Creation Date
about 1891
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the gallery Doll & Richards, Boston on 16 December 1891 for $175.
Marks
Inscribed (lower right) J. Appleton BrownInscribed (on a label affixed to the frame): Doll & Richards B2807
Dimensions
55 x 44 cm (21 5/8 x 17 5/16 in.)
Display Media
Pastel on buff paper
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Yellow Room
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1. (called "Celia Thaxter's Garden at Isles of Shoals")Philip Hendy. Catalogue of Exhibited Paintings and Drawings (Boston, 1931), p. 79.
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 18.
Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 49, ill.
Hilliard Goldfarb and Erica Hirshler. Dennis Miller Bunker and His Circle. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 1995), pp. 34-35, 62, no. 15.
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Yellow Room
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.