Page twenty-three of 'Flora's Feast', the Wild Roses

Category

Library Item

Item no

40153

Title

Page twenty-three of 'Flora's Feast', the Wild Roses

Description

Two young women encircled by a rose stalk link arms and pose coquettishly. They are both wearing shorter dresses with a low waist, headdresses fashioned from petals, and pointed shoes. The accompanying text reads:
"And Roses from the hedgerow wild,
Behind their thorns that faintly smiled".

Artist / maker

Crane, Walter

Date

1902

Size

25.0 x 18.5 cm

Type

Publisher's print

Location

Art and Design Library

Again Crane draws on the link between roses and love. By establishing an element of continuity between the images it becomes easier for the reader to view the book as a whole and to imagine the flowers interacting within a shared community.

This particular illustration of wild roses aptly demonstrates the meticulous positioning of the figures found consistently throughout in order to balance the individual compositions, thus making them more aesthetically pleasing to the eye as balance and harmony were thought to be crucial for achieving beauty in decorative art.

Another observation of note regarding this image is the style of dress that the two women are wearing. The dropped hemlines and less restrictive waistbands, along with the shorter length certainly distinguish theses costumes from the others.

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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Headdresses

Clothing and dress > Accessories > Shoes

Clothing and dress > Garments > Dresses

People > Adults > Women

Plants > Flowers > Roses

Plants > Parts > Buds

Plants > Parts > Leaves

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