Nasturtiums
painter
Jan Voerman
(Kampen, Netherlands, 1857 - 1941, Hatten, Netherlands)
Dateabout 1894
Place MadeNetherlands, Europe
MediumOpaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions34.3 x 55.3 cm (13 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP3w40
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryDutch artist Jan Voerman painted this still life of three pots of yellow and orange nasturtiums in the late 19th century. Isabella Stewart Gardner’s friend Ralph W. Curtis brought the work to her attention, writing "it is A1 but will suffer no little ones to hang near it, unless they be real nasturtiums." Isabella was an avid gardener and grew nasturtium vines at her greenhouses in Brookline, Massachusetts. Annually in April, she placed them on the balconies in the courtyard to celebrate her birthday—a tradition the Museum continues today.
Id717984
Last Updated11/6/24
EmbARK ObjectID10967
Source ID226
