Description:

United States, ca. 1900. A pair of breathtaking antique botanical paintings, one presenting gorgeous red and white roses in various states of bloom against a dreamy background of silvery grey, soft pink, and white hues, the other presenting gorgeous yellow roses in various states of bloom against a dreamy background of plum, mauve, and silvery grey hues. During the Victorian era, roses symbolized various states of love, depending on their color. White symbolized purity; deep red represented the most passionate expression of adoration; and yellow roses symbolized subsiding love. Today, yellow roses are associated with friendship. Roses were the most popular flowers for nosegays and bouquets in Victorian times, and they are still beloved by us today. Size (yellow roses): 17.75" W x 29.875" H (45.1 cm x 75.9 cm); Size (red/white roses): 9.375" W x 23.2" H (23.8 cm x 58.9 cm); (frame): 17.6" W x 31.75" H (44.7 cm x 80.6 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Moore collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired prior to 1990

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  • Condition: Both paintings have some age wear as shown, with fraying to some peripheral fibers on yellow rose painting, and light staining to versos, otherwise intact and very good. Nice craquelure to painted surfaces of yellow rose painting.

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