1864
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Still Life with Wild Flowers is a 1864 by Léon Bonvin, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a bunch of wild flowers spilling out of a dark pot. The flowers are mostly green leaves with bright red blooms mixed in. The background is plain and dark, making the flowers stand out. The artist focused on how the light hits the leaves and petals, making them look almost alive. The brushstrokes are loose, giving the flowers a natural, slightly messy feel. Next, check out the movement: Impressionism, Realism to see how this style changed how artists painted everyday things.
Charles Léon Bonvin (February 28, 1834 – January 30, 1866) was a French watercolor artist known for genre painting, realist still life and delicate and melancholic landscapes.
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