Flower Piece (Zinnias)

c. 1920

Monoprint in opaque paint on Japanese paper

30.8 × 25.7 cm (12.1 × 10.1 in)

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In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Rohland's rainbow bouquet of zinnias and poppies is a modern rendition of the 19th-century botanical art also displayed in this room. Dr. Barnes bought Flower Piece in 1920, after a memorable encounter with Rohland's work. He wrote to the artist, "I've just as vivid a sense of your monotypes this morning as I had when I saw them on Sunday... So I enclose a check, leaving it to you whether you send me five or six of them including [ Flower Piece ]."

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