A watercolor of purple flowers in green grass.

Gentians

John Henry Hill (1839-1922)

Date

1870
Medium

Watercolor heightened with gum glaze over graphite on paper
Dimensions

13 1/4 x 15 5/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. signed and dated in image: J. Henry Hill 1870
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

2001.18
Copyright

Public domain

The Allure of Paper: Drawings and Watercolors from the Collection

July 9–October 9, 2011

This special exhibition showcases one-of-a-kind works on paper never before exhibited together, chronicling the sweeping changes that occurred in American art over the course of nearly 200 years from portraiture and history painting to modernism and abstraction.
Drawn to Nature

May 25–September 29, 2024

Organized by the Carter, Drawn to Nature highlights depictions of nature from the Carter’s works on paper holdings from the 18th through the 21st centuries.

Location: Off view

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