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The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow 2010
GLAHA 41028
"Cuckoo Flower, Chiddingstone" April 1910
(watercolour)
CRE MACKINTOSH, Charles Rennie; (Scottish; 1868-1928)
Materials:
pencil and watercolour on paper
Dimensions:
25.8 x 20.3
Frame:
RU
Marks:
s.d. and inscr. in pencil b.r. "CUCKOO FLOWER / CHIDDINGSTONE / APRIL 1910 / CRM MMM"
References:
(cat.92) BILLCLIFFE, Roger 1979 'Mackintosh Watercolours', London: John Murray
Notes:
Cuckoo Flower well illustrates Mackintosh's adherence to the European tradition of scientific botanical illustration. The specimen is centrally placed against a plain ground. The structure is clearly expressed and significant details are enlarged to enable better understanding of their form. The main subject Cuckoo Flower or Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis), is a common plant of damp grassy places. To the right of this an unidentified flower has been included, perhaps a wild orchid. At the middle right are two flowers of an unidentified plant, perhaps Ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea).
Keywords:
BOTANICAL : FLOWER : DRAWING : CUCKOO : CHIDDINGSTONE : FLOWER DRAWING : CRM ONLINE :
