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RARE! This is an original 1904 botanical drawing from a French portfolio of 4 volumes called "Encyclopedie de la Plante", …
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RARE! This is an original 1904 botanical drawing from a French portfolio of 4 volumes called "Encyclopedie de la Plante", an “artistique” and “documentaire” collection of botanical prints.
This lithograph is of the "Pensee" (Pansy). This Beaux-Arts collection was originally used for edification and research on plants from throughout the world.. The name pansy is known as the flower of remembrance, referring to a lover who is devoted to everlasting thoughts of his beloved. It is an eye-catching flower best known for its 4 overlapping petals in varying colors and popular today as cultivated flowers. This a drawn illustration signed by the artist, M Meheut. Note the elaborate and intricate detailing in the buds, blossoms, leaves, and stems of the anatomical drawing. Excellent, clean, pristine. 11.5 x 15.25 inches.
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- Dimensions
- 11.5ʺW × 0.25ʺD × 15.25ʺH
- Styles
- Beaux-Arts
- French
- Art Subjects
- Botanic
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1900 - 1909
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Lithograph
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gray
- Condition Notes
- Excellent Excellent less
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