Souvenir de la Malmaison II
1991 · Watercolor over graphite on white wove paper
65.5 × 51.5 cm (25 13/16 × 20 5/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Carolyn Brady
American, 1937–2005
WA-00051897
Chickasha, OK, USA
PaintingPhotorealism
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- AicTier 3 · Scraped/inferred85%
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Carolyn Brady painted hyper-realistic watercolors of flowers and table settings, working in a photorealist idiom that transforms domestic arrangements into studies of light, transparency, and surface texture. Born in 1937, Brady developed a distinctive approach to watercolor that rivals photographic precision while emphasizing the luminous qualities unique to the medium. Her close-range compositions isolate botanical and domestic subjects from narrative context, elevating them as formal exercises in chromatic subtlety and tonal gradation.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 2mo ago
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University of Oklahoma
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