untitled (Flower Vendor)
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Description:
Watercolor on paper of a woman balancing a basket of flowers on her head as she walks in front of a brick wall with an iron gate. Ball has painted her wearing a red sweater over a white blouse and pink skirt. The pigment is applied using a dry brush technique bringing out the texture of the paper while the composition and subject resemble an illustration rather than a portrait emphasized by the shading technique. Red objects are shaded with only darker shades of red, and pink with darker shades of pink.
- Title: untitled (Flower Vendor)
- Creator: Mary Wilson Ball, 1892-1984
- Date: Undated
- Signature: Mary Wilson Ball
- Signature Location: lower right corner
- Culture: American
- School: Charleston Renaissance Movement
- Dimensions: H-17 W-13.5 inches
- Collection: Works on Paper Collection
- Object Name: Mary Wilson Ball Artwork
- Other Name: Watercolor on Paper
- Object Id: 1975.32.153
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