Nocturne
c. 1885 · Watercolour and gouache on paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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About this work
- Artist
- John La Farge (1835–1910)
- Year
- c. 1885
- Medium
- Watercolour and gouache on paper
- Original size
- 21 × 17.8 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Movement
- Aesthetic Movement
A single pale morning-glory opens against a deep blue ground, painted in watercolour and gouache with the paper's edges showing. La Farge was one of the first Americans to collect Japanese art and to paint flowers as single, isolated motifs in the Japanese manner. This sheet is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A small, luminous flower on deep blue for a bedroom, bathroom or study in a thin black frame. It suits navy, soft blue or white walls.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Aesthetic Movement painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1885)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, bathroom, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.



























