RED PEONIES
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Red Peonies

Samuel Colman (American, 1832–1920)

19th–20th century

Medium
Brush and oil on thick gray canvas-textured paper
Classification
Studies (visual works)
Dimensions
41.9 x 29.6 cm (16 1/2 x 11 5/8 in.)
Culture
USA
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), 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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About this work

Vertical view of four red peony flowers with irregular margins showing the gray grounding.