Fertility No. 2
Description
A landscape in watercolor, featuring a farm scene with a large tree that spreads its branches across the top of the image. At bottom, a planted field in rows. Superimposed on the landscape is a large glass bottle, a glass funnel, and a quartet of test tubes, filled with clear green and blue liquids. The image celebrates the advances in farm chemistry and agricultural science during the first half of the twentieth century.
Object Information
Date Created:
1949
Local ID:
2009.042
Collection:
Museum
Provenance:
Purchased from Roe + Moore, London, UK, September 2009 Sotheby's London Modern British Paintings Sale W02818 Session 1, September 12, 2002.
Credit Line:
Courtesy of Science History Institute
Citation:
Carr, Hamzeh. Fertility No. 2. Watercolor (paint), circa 1949. Science History Institute. Philadelphia.
Dimensions:
36 cm W x 36 cm H
Creator(s):
Carr, Hamzeh
Materials:
Watercolor
Classification:
Painting
Rights:
Hamzeh Carr