Yellow Roses
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on white wove paper
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 13 7/8 in. (26.7 x 35.2 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of friends of Mrs. E. M. Scott, 1909
Accession Number
09.125
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Yellow Roses** by Emily Maria Spaf Scott is a charming American still life, capturing the delicate beauty of blooming yellow roses. Created in watercolor and gouache on whiteove paper, this intimate work measures 10 1/2 x 13 7/8 inches (26.7 x 35.2 cm). Housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Wing, it exemplifies the tradition of floral studies that flourished among 19th-century American artists particularly women who excelled in rendering nature's ephemeral details at home. The mixed media of watercolor—known for its luminous transparency—and gouache, which provides vibrant opacity and ...