The Love Potion by Evelyn De Morgan. A woman in a voluminous saffron-yellow gown pours a potion into a chalice while seated before a library of scholarly texts and a window overlooking a distant couple.

The Love Potion

Evelyn De Morgan

1903 · Oil Paint, Canvas

A vibrant and mystical Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece depicting a sorceress at work, rich with allegorical detail and jewel-toned colors.

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Where it works

A substantial artwork with a strong pulse in a warmer tonal register — brings a composed sense of weight.

Often works in
Library · Study · Living Room
Placement
Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
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Benefits from a distinct wall tone
Color notes
Charcoal black, Burnished orange, Terracotta clay

About the piece

Painted in 1903 by Evelyn De Morgan, 'The Love Potion' is a pinnacle of the Symbolist movement. It features a woman in a luminous yellow robe carefully blending a potion, surrounded by the tools of her craft—from a row of scholarly tomes by Agrippa and Paracelsus to a black cat at her feet. The scene is rendered with the artist's signature precision and a bold, saturated palette that commands attention.