Locust BlossomsJune 6, 1877
Studies of locust blossoms in watercolor, center; below, studies in graphite of horse-chestnut leaves; above, studies in graphite of apple blossoms. Verso: sweet pea; marshmallow leaves. More about this work
About this work
Studies of locust blossoms in watercolor, center; below, studies in graphite of horse-chestnut leaves; above, studies in graphite of apple blossoms. Verso: sweet pea; marshmallow leaves.
Text from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
How it was made
- Watercolour
- Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.
- Graphite
- Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.
Samuel Colman
American, 1832–1920
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1939-85-93
- Credit
- Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Type
- Drawing
- Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
