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Frank Vincent Dumond
Iris, ca 1895-1902
DuMond's vibrant bearded iris appears so fresh and perfect that one could almost reach out and pluck it. A popular teacher of painting at New York's Art Students League, DuMond instructed some of the most prominent artists of the next generation -- among them Georgia O'Keeffe. His precise little iris is a harbinger of O'Keeffe's flower paintings of the early 20th century (her White Iris hangs nearby). The academically trained teacher's keen observation and comprehension of form is echoed in his famous student's more expressive work. |