Flowers in a Basket

Dublin Core

Title

Flowers in a Basket

Creator

Virginia Barnes
1895-1984
American Artist
Printmaker
Painter

Date

1981

Medium

Ink on paper

Format

15 1/4 x 22 1/2 in.

Type

Prints and drawings
American
Contemporary

Subject

Still Life
Floral

Description

Flowers in a Basket is a woodblock print created in 1981 by Virginia Barnes, an American printmaker, painter and professor. Barnes received her M.A. at Columbia University and was a faculty member in the Art Department at the University of Montevallo for almost thirty years.

The print depicts an explosion of white flowers on a blue background. The center flowers have yellow centers with white dots and the surrounding flowers have blue centers with white dots. The background is a darker shade of blue. The basket is situated underneath the flowers and almost blends into the varying shades of blue background. This print of Flowers in a Basket is 4/50 in the series and is matted, framed and signed by the artist.

Source

Gift of the artist's family

Contributor

Connie Wyatt

Files

VB Flowers in a Basket.jpg

Citation

Virginia Barnes et al., “Flowers in a Basket,” University of Montevallo Art Collection, accessed November 21, 2024, https://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/blochart/items/show/46.