Tag: Charles Walter Stetson

Magnolia at American Art Museum — Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Close up of Flowers

This is our entry in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Close up of Flowers.

We visited the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington, D.C. last month. Near one of the entrances was a magnolia tree in bloom. We remarked that the blossoms looked like a painting. This is a photo of one of those blossoms.

Magnolia at American Art Museum

After wandering around in the museum for about 75 minutes, we came across the painting Magnolia by Charles Walter Stetson.  Stetson (1858 – 1911) painted Magnolia in 1895, using oil on canvas mounted on fiberglass.

Magnolia by Charles Walter Stetson

Here is a closeup of the blossom in the painting.

Magnolia by Charles Walter Stetson

These photos were all taken on June 14, 2019, with an Olympus TG-5.