Minneapolis Institute of Art

Spring Blossoms

Henry Muhrman

Date

19th-20th century

Medium

Pastel

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Born in Cincinatti, Ohio, Henry Muhrman moved to Germany at the age of 22 to study at the Munich art academy. In 1883, he settled in London, where he likely executed this pastel before moving back to Germany in 1901. Muhrman brilliantly captures the luminous, ephemeral quality of the spring blossoms in this dark shadowy garden. He applies quick, short strokes of white and pink pastel, so that the light-catching powdery particles twinkle against the dark branches. United States, Americas

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