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Roses in a Bowl
Roses in a Bowl is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Henri Fantin-Latour. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
Created by Henri Fantin-Latour in 1892, the work focuses exclusively on the botanical subject matter of the rose, rendered in oil on canvas.
The painting depicts a floral still-life arrangement featuring roses contained within a bowl. Created by Henri Fantin-Latour in 1892, the work focuses exclusively on the botanical subject matter of the rose, rendered in oil on canvas. As a genre piece classified strictly as a still life, the composition presents the flowers as the primary visual element without narrative context or additional figures.
The work represents a traditional study of floral forms, emphasizing the aesthetic qualities of the blooms rather than conveying a complex symbolic program beyond the presence of the flowers themselves.
Technique & Style
Executed in oil paint on canvas, the work measures 29.8 by 41.6 centimeters, a modest horizontal format well suited to its still-life subject. The painting belongs to Fantin-Latour's celebrated series of floral compositions, in which the artist is known for rendering blooms with botanical precision and tonal subtlety. The scale and support are consistent with the intimate cabinet pictures for which the painter became renowned, allowing close observation of the roses' layered petals and the play of light across their surfaces.
History & Provenance
Roses in a Bowl, painted by Henri Fantin-Latour in 1892, is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The work, executed in oil paint on canvas, measures 29.8 by 41.6 centimeters and is catalogued within the museum's holdings. No specific accession number or detailed exhibition history is recorded in the available sources.
Context
Roses in a Bowl is an oil on canvas still life painted by Henri Fantin-Latour in 1892. The work measures 29.8 by 41.6 cm and is classified as a painting within the genre of still life. It entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, situating it within Fantin-Latour's broader oeuvre of botanical subjects and within the development of European still-life painting in the late nineteenth century.
Overview
Henri Fantin-Latour's Roses in a Bowl, an oil painting from 1892, exemplifies his dedication to floral still life. The composition features a delicate arrangement of roses in varying shades, rendered with subtle color and texture against a dark backdrop. This work, which conveys an understated elegance, is a notable example of the artist's output and is housed in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Artist
Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation:; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
