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Drawing, Six Studies of Thistles

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Drawing, Six Studies of Thistles

Various watercolor studies of purple and burgundy thistles, with green stems and leaves, are painted across a wide horizontal white paper. Stretching across the middle of the left half of the page, a loose, gestural study of spiky green thistle leaves on a curving, horizontal stem. The prickly textures of the other plants are painted with fine brushstrokes and shading. Three other studies are painted below the gestural stem: in the bottom left corner, a bud or cluster of leaves; one-third in from the left edge, an upright burgundy bud on a short, spiky stem; at center, a purple thistle leaning right on its leafy stem, almost horizontal. Above the gestural stem, at center, a burgundy thistle head on a short stem leaning left. To its right, another burgundy thistle head in the same pose, with the stem and leaves more fully rendered. At the right edge, a pale purple and burgundy thistle head on a long leafy stem, leaning left. In the top right corner, a closed green bud on short stem. Handwritten at top center, 'No. 20'; signed at bottom right, 'S.L. Crownfield'.

Drawing, Six Studies of Thistles

Drawing, Six Studies of Thistles

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