Last updated: 17 Dec 2024
Rose in a Frame
December 1984
Brush and paper
Watercolour
Still Life
Realism
I did this painting as a present to my wife. We were under bombardment in Isfahan and expecting our first son.
1. Medium: Watercolor on paper
2. Shapes and objects: A single, large rose in full bloom. The rose has multiple layers of petals, carefully detailed. There are several green leaves attached to the stem. The background is plain, focusing attention on the flower.
3. Colours: The rose is painted in shades of pink, ranging from light pink to deeper rose tones. The leaves and stem are in various shades of green. The background is a very light, neutral tone, possibly off-white or very pale grey.
4. Narrative: This painting celebrates the beauty and intricacy of a single rose. The detailed rendering of the petals invites the viewer to appreciate the complexity of nature's design. The solitary focus on the flower against a plain background gives it an almost portrait-like quality, elevating the rose to a subject of careful study and admiration. The painting evokes themes of beauty, fragility, and the fleeting nature of life, as roses are often associated with these concepts in art and literature.
5. Original Artist: While this is an original work by Mehrdad Fahimi, the style of botanical illustration has a long and rich history. This particular piece is reminiscent of the detailed floral studies by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, a Belgian painter and botanist known as the "Raphael of flowers." Redouté worked in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, creating precise and beautiful watercolor studies of flowers, including many roses. His most famous work, "Les Roses," was published between 1817 and 1824. Original Redouté paintings can be found in various museums and botanical institutions around the world, including the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh. While Fahimi's style is his own, it shares Redouté's attention to detail and celebration of natural beauty.
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Created At
13 May 2023