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Lilac by Philipp Otto Runge

Lilac

Philipp Otto Runge · 1800

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DETAILS
Artist
Philipp Otto Runge
Date
1800
Medium
Silhouette cut from off-white laid paper mounted to modern blue laid paper
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Prints
Culture
Germany
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
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THE ARTIST

Philipp Otto Runge

Philipp Otto Runge, a leading German Romantic painter, envisioned a monumental series of allegorical landscapes called 'Times of Day' to express spiritual values.

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