Pasture Rose (Rosa Carolina Corymbosa)
1817–24
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840)
Drawings
Pasture Rose (Rosa Carolina Corymbosa), 1817–24. Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840). Watercolor; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in the name of Warren H. Corning from his wife and children 1959.15 Born in Belgium, Pierre-Joseph Redouté was trained by his father and began a ten-year career as an itinerant artist at age 13. He joined his brother in Paris working on theater sets and decorations, but his true love was flower painting, such as this drawing. Redouté achieved an international reputation for his botanical illustrations and enjoyed a long, successful career. Pierre-Joseph Redouté's life ended at age 81, when he had a stroke while examining a lily.
- Maker/Artist
- Pierre-Joseph Redouté
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- watercolor
- Medium
- watercolor
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1959.15
- Credit Line
- Gift in the name of Warren H. Corning from his wife and children
- Exhibitions
- Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings, Water Color, European Watercolors Through the 18th Century, The Perennial Garden: 18th and 19th Century Botanical Prints, The Flowering of the Botanical Print
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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