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Lot description
Painting #850-94 signed and dated 1995 (lower right and verso) oil on canson paper 38 1/4" x 38" (100 cm x 97 cm) Accompanied by a certificate signed by the artist confirming the authenticity of this lot Like Georgia O’Keefe, Betsy Westendorp was fascinated by the language of flowers. She first made portraits for the high society members of Spain before a fateful trip to northern Spain invigorated her interest in floras, a subject that would later be synonymous with her career. In 1995 Painting #850-95, she returned yet again to her famed flowers. Depicting a cluster of sunflowers, Betsy’s approach to floral painting was primarily influenced by her emotions, with each flower in the cluster loved as though it were the main focal piece itself. “The flexible stems bend down and leap into the void showily and capriciously to the rhythm of a colorful cascade: white, rosy, purplish, yellow, red, they have the resplendent explosion of fireworks as they open into space, multiplying their number into handsome and kaleidoscopic figures,” Spanish art critic Elena Flores tells of Westendorp’s painting. “Over the background of shady, blue, earthy tones, the light at dusk or dawn indicates a shady location of dense vegetation, stands out a dazzling floral picture.”(Hannah Valiente)
