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Spring Flowers
Spring Flowers is an oil painting by the Realist artist Claude Monet. It dates from 1864 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Technique & Style
Spring Flowers is an oil painting on canvas by Claude Monet, created in 1864. The work measures 116.8 by 90.5 cm.
The painting exemplifies Monet's early engagement with oil paint as a medium during a formative period of his career. The canvas support and oil medium allowed for the exploration of color and light that would become central to his later Impressionist practice.
History & Provenance
Prior to its accession at Cleveland, the work was owned by Wildenstein & Company, the dealer through which it passed into the museum's holdings.
Spring Flowers is an oil painting on canvas created by Claude Monet in 1864 in France. The work measures 116.8 cm by 90.5 cm and entered the collection of Wildenstein & Company before being acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art. It was later accessioned in 1953 under the identifier 1953.155.
The painting remained in the ownership of Wildenstein & Company prior to its acquisition by the museum. Its creation history is documented through its provenance, reflecting Monet's early output in the 1860s. The work is classified as a painting and was produced using oil paint on canvas.
Spring Flowers is held by the Cleveland Museum of Art, where it is recorded under the inventory number 1953.155. The painting entered the museum as part of its collection and is documented on Wikidata as belonging to that institution, with oil paint on canvas as its medium and dimensions of 116.8 by 90.5. Prior to its accession at Cleveland, the work was owned by Wildenstein & Company, the dealer through which it passed into the museum's holdings. The painting was created in France in 1864 by Claude Monet.
No exhibition history beyond its current placement at the Cleveland Museum of Art is documented in the available sources.
Overview
Claude Monet’s oil painting titled Spring Flowers dates from 1864 and is part of the collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The work presents a still‑life arrangement of blossoms in a vase, rendered with a delicate balance of color and light that draws the eye to the gentle interplay of form and background.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a bouquet of pink, white and yellow flowers, their petals and stems rendered with a lightness that suggests a quiet movement. The muted backdrop allows the blossoms to dominate the scene, creating an intimate atmosphere that emphasizes the fleeting beauty of springtime flora.
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Artist
Oscar-Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of Impressionism who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it.
