Calla Lilly (Zantedeschia aethiopica)

Calla Lilly (Zantedeschia aethiopica), 1987. Watercolour on paper by Anne Popperwell

Calla Lilly (Zantedeschia aethiopica), 1987. Watercolour on paper by Anne Popperwell

Name/Title

Calla Lilly (Zantedeschia aethiopica)

Entry/Object ID

2016.03.01

Description

Painting This image is a soft depiction of a large Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), a species of flowering plant native to southern Africa that has naturalized to other countries around the world. It shows the white spathe (protective petals) surrounding the central, yellow spadix (flowering stem).

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Context

Calla lillies are simple and elegant with chalice-shaped flowers. They symbolize purity, resurrection, and rebirth, traditionally used in wedding bouquets, Easter arrangements and funeral services. They are considered tender perennials because they don't tolerate freezing weather.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Anne Popperwell

Role

Painter

Date made

1987

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

ARTIST STATEMENT "If my work has a purpose, it is simply to express my joy at the amazing beauty of our natural world and to share that experience with you." ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Born in Oakland, California, Anne Popperwell is a Canadian artist whose primary inspiration is the natural environment. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute (1968-70). Shortly after her arrival in Canada in 1976, she moved to Saturna Island in the Southern Gulf Islands of B.C. where she has been working as an artist for some 30 years. Popperwell works in acrylic and watercolour, using a unique technique of multiple layers of thinly laid colour washes often as many as 50 to 60 layers, creating a distinctive sense of light. She has exhibited in Canada, in both solo shows and group exhibitions, as well as internationally. Her work is held in private, corporate and public collections in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Europe.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Signed lower right: A. Popperwell

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Support

Height

29.2 cm

Width

38.1 cm

Dimension Notes

Paper has deckle edge, float mount

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Date

Jan 26, 2016

Notes

Lunds Lot #154