1881
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Still Life with Flowers is a 1881 oil by Henri Fantin-Latour, a Impressionism work, depicting Bouquet, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a tight bunch of flowers in a simple glass vase. The roses, peonies, and poppies sit on a plain wooden table with soft light coming from the left. Fantin-Latour painted these blooms with slow, careful brush strokes. The petals look thick and velvety, almost touchable. He built up the colors in layers, letting them dry between coats so they glow. Check out more of his still lifes at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Possibly Ruth Edwards, London [see Alexandre 1930]. Emile Laffon, Paris (died 1931), by 1930 [see Alexandre 1930]. Wildenstein, New York, 1953 [according to Ah-Whang Hsia's telephone conversation of September 13, 2006, it was acquired from Laffon by Wildenstein along with a group of paintings by Fantin-Latour]; sold to Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, New York in January, 1954 [according to information from Wildenstein label on the reverse and confirmed by Ah-Whang Hsia, telephone conversation of September 13, 2006; the painting cannot be the "Bouquet de Fleurs," cat. 33 in An Exhibition of Sixty-nine…
San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, An Exhibition of Sixty-seven Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, 17 March - 4 April, 1954, cat. 32 (ill.).
Arsène Alexandre, "Les Roses de Fantin-Latour," Renaissance 13 (May 1930), pl. 4. Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1988-89, pp. 23, 55 (ill.).
Read the full account in the museum source.
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.
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