Garden View, Brooklyn
ca. 1867
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Watercolor and gouache, with traces of graphite under-drawing, on hot-pressed, tan woven paper
Dimensions
8 × 5 1/8 in. (20.3 × 13 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Max and Pamela Berry, 2021
Accession Number
2021.161.1
Art Historical Context
Step into the tranquil charm of *Garden View,* (ca. 7), a delicate watercolor and gouache by Fidelia, a pioneering American artist known for her exquisite nature studies. This intimate 8 × 5 1/8-inch work captures a lush Brooklyn garden, evoking the post-Civil War era when urban green spaces offered respite amid rapid industrialization. Bridges, one of the few women gaining recognition in 19th-century American art, in luminous landscapes and botanicals, blending precision with poetic sensitivity. Rendered on hot-pressed, tan woven paper with subtle graphite under-drawing, the piece showcases ...