Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa)

A towering pinkish-red flower head and broad green leaves, set out with a botanist's care in this hand-coloured plate of the Gymea lily.

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About this artwork

This is Plate 13 from Ferdinand Bauer's Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae, and its subject is Doryanthes excelsa, the Gymea lily. The plate is hand-coloured. It shows the plant's large pinkish-red flower head alongside its green leaves, and carries an inscription giving the plant's name together with a reference to Brown's Prodromus. Bauer was an Austrian botanical illustrator who travelled on Matthew Flinders' expedition to Australia. The clear presentation makes the plant easy to study, and the warm red of the bloom stands out against the fresh green foliage.

On your wall: The warm pink-red bloom and green leaves suit a study, hallway, kitchen or sitting room, especially where botanical prints or natural, understated colours are already at home.

Title: Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa)
Artist: Ferdinand Bauer
Year: 1850
Style: Floral & botanical
Shape: Portrait

Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Text based on Wikimedia Commons.

Ferdinand Bauer Floral & botanical

About Ferdinand Bauer

Ferdinand Lucas Bauer was an Austrian botanical illustrator. He is remembered for travelling to Australia with Matthew Flinders' expedition, where his task was to record the plant life he encountered. His work sits in the tradition of careful botanical illustration, and it offers a lasting record of that voyage for anyone who loves natural history.

Based on Wikipedia.

See all 9 works by Ferdinand Bauer

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Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.

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