Common Thistle (Chardon Commun)
Although Sand’s work as an amateur watercolorist is increasingly appreciated, less is known about her practice of cutting paper to depict plant life. This example achieves a particularly naturalistic effect with the application of watercolor. Demonstrating extraordinary dexterity, Sand cut a sheet of paper painted with a subtle gradation of green into the delicate, spiky forms of a thistle crowned with small purple flowers.
Artwork Details
- Title: Common Thistle (Chardon Commun)
- Artist: George Sand (French, Paris 1804–1876 Nohant)
- Date: 1848
- Medium: Watercolor and collage
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 4 3/8 in. (18.4 × 11.1 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Cut Paper
- Credit Line: Mary Martin Fund, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.46
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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