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Windflowers
Windflowers is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Maurice Asselin. It dates from 1923 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
Created in 1923 by Maurice Asselin, the work utilizes oil paint on canvas to render this floral arrangement.
Windflowers is a still life painting that depicts flowers as its primary subject. Created in 1923 by Maurice Asselin, the work utilizes oil paint on canvas to render this floral arrangement. The piece functions within the genre of still life, focusing on the representation of botanical elements rather than narrative or symbolic allegory, as no specific iconographic meaning beyond the depiction of flowers is documented in the available records.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1923, Windflowers is an oil painting on canvas by Maurice Asselin. The work functions as a still life, with flowers serving as the primary subject matter. Physically, the composition measures 650 cm in height and 540 cm in width. The piece is currently held within the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
History & Provenance
Windflowers is an oil painting by Maurice Asselin dated 1923. According to the Wikidata record for the work, its inception is given as 1923. The painting is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it is currently located.
The sources do not provide information on a commission, prior ownership, or any intermediate transfers in the provenance chain, nor do they document exhibition history or acquisition details for the museum.
Maurice Asselin's 1923 oil painting Windflowers is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. The work, which depicts flowers on a canvas support, measures 65 cm in height and 54 cm in width. The provided documentation does not contain a specific inventory or accession number for the piece, nor does it record any exhibition history.
Overview
Maurice Asselin’s 1923 work Windflowers is an oil painting that presents a modest still‑life arrangement. The composition centers on a vase filled with blossoms rendered in muted whites and browns, set upon a lightly colored tabletop. A softly modulated background of intermingling light and dark tones frames the scene, giving the piece a restrained, contemplative atmosphere.
Context
During the post‑impressionist era, many Paris‑based artists explored everyday subjects with a focus on colour harmony and atmospheric mood. Asselin’s work fits within this trend, offering a quiet counterpoint to the more vigorous avant‑garde experiments of his contemporaries, while maintaining a personal sensitivity to light and form.
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Artist
Maurice Paul Jean Asselin (24 June 1882 – 27 September 1947) was a French painter, watercolourist, printmaker, lithographer, engraver and illustrator, associated with the School of Paris.
