• Artist: Edward Steichen

• Title: In Exaltation of Flowers: Clivia, Fuschia-Hilium, HenryI

• Date: 1910-1913

• Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on canvas

• Currently: The Museum of Modern Art, New York

• Source: http://www.moma.org/collection/provenance/provenance_

   object.php?object_id=80667

• Description: two women, vase, plant, flowers, purple dress, greenish

   dress

• Analysis: The artist used line in the dresses to create movement and

   drapery. He showed space by overlapping objects and used vivid 

   colors to help the viewer's eye move through the piece, keeping it 

   lively. This piece is symmetrical and balanced because it has an even 

   amount of positive and negative space on both sides.

• Interpretation: This is an abstract work that focuses more on colors and shapes to convey emotions than 

   details. The line used to create the flowing look on the dresses suggest a loose, calm emotion. They way

   space is used helps show that the lady in the teal is risen above the woman in purple. This could translate to the

   woman literally being ranked above the woman in purple, who might be her servant. The pose of the lady 

   wearing purple suggests that she is struggling and she looks like she's trying to break out of something, what 

   could possibly be the social status she has that puts her below the other woman. The negative space to the left

   of the woman surrounded by flowers could propose the emptiness the lady underneath the space feels.

• Judgement: I think this a very good piece that is pleasing and easy to look at because of it's neat shapes and 

   bright colors. Even though it doesn't contain much specific detail, it is still a beautiful piece that did a very good

   job conveying its deeper meaning and story.

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