Red Flower
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting depicts a stylized, large red flower flanked by two birds within a dense, botanical landscape. The work is held in the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
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While Joseph Stella is perhaps best known for his iconic, Futurist depictions of the Brooklyn Bridge and New York cityscapes, his later work often turned toward more intimate, symbolic representations of nature. This painting reflects his lifelong fascination with botany and the exotic, showcasing a shift in his interest toward the rhythmic, organic patterns found in the natural world rather than the industrial mechanics of the modern city.
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Red Flower
Joseph Stella, 1929
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