ALL: Master Collection List
Nationality
Italian
Artist Dates
1784-1863
Title of Work
Camellia Maestosa
Preview
Date of Work
ca. 1839-1843
Medium
Hand colored stippling, engraved print
Edition #
Plate 274.
Height
12 1/2"
Width
9 1/2"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Stored: R22
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Abbé Laurent Berlèse was an Italian priest who became the greatest camellia scholar of the nineteenth century. Berlèse initially took interest in the flower when he moved to Paris to serve as a chaplain. He continued his studies of flowers for forty years in Paris, having been provided with his own greenhouses to cultivate the camellias. Berlèse created many drawings and prints of the flowers for his studies, for the purpose of authoring a book about his research, which later became highly sought-after works of art. His book first released in 1837 and is the origin of the classification system for the many varieties of camellias.
Additional Information
Featured in, "PICKED: A Selection of Treasures from the Permanent Collections" at the Empire Art Center March 2022 - September 2022
Botanical print of a pink rose.
Camellia Maestosa, Audubon print
Rose, flower, botanical
Condition
good
Condition Notes
Accrections on front, some creasing, Custom framed in archival materials
Rights
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