This painting shows a bouquet of large, fluffy yellow flowers with green leaves against a black background. The flowers are spread across the canvas, their long stems sitting in a yellow vase or basket. Many of them hang down toward the black surface below, which is littered with yellow petals and green leaves.
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Chrysanthemums

Unknown 19th Century

or Possibly painter American 19th Century

fourth quarter 19th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 68.4 x 113.7 cm (26 15/16 x 44 3/4 in.) ; framed: 90.2 x 136.2 x 9.8 cm (35 1/2 x 53 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Chester Dale Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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