“Rose and Teardrop”
“Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” – Gertrude Stein
“Rose and Teardrop” is a lovely pencil and watercolor on paper painting by the Scottish Art Nouveau artist, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, from 1915. It features over 20 roses, each one unique. This design became wildly popular, known as the “Glasgow Rose” and the “Scottish Rose”.
In 1913, Mackintosh resigned from the architectural firm where he was working and started his own company. By 1923, after a steady loss of profits, he had become disillusioned with the world of architectural design. He and his wife moved to Port-Vendres in southern France, where he decided to focus on his watercolor paintings. These included traditional landscapes as well as floral designs.
Mackintosh often worked jointly on his paintings with his wife, Margaret MacDonald, who he had met in art school. The Mackintosh artistic style we know of today is a direct result of his collaborations with his wife. The resulting art is a seamless combination of his own strong right angles with his wife’s more decorative floral motifs.
“Rose and Teardrop” is available on many websites today for purchase, as fabric, pillows, art, and more.
For more on Charles Rennie Mackintosh, please visit his short biography here.
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