Study for a Border Design

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

The image shows a central vertical composition of angular shapes resembling large, elongated leaves and circular, berry-like forms. The design incorporates a symmetrical arrangement that draws on botanical forms,… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Charles Sprague Pearce ¹
Date: 1890/1897 ¹
Medium: gold paint, pen and black ink and graphite on brown wove paper ¹
Original: 2,146 × 5,392 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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