Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Les fleurs jaunes (The Yellow Flowers) 1902 Oil on canvas, 46 x 54.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Succession H. Matisse / VEGAP, Madrid Still-life paintings played a primordial role in Henri Matisse’s beginnings in art. During the first…
Gris, Juan (1887-1927) Botella y frutero (Bottle and Fruit-Dish) 1919 Oil on canvas, 74 x 54 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid In April 1916 Juan Gris signed a contract with Léonce Rosenberg granting him ownership of his entire artistic output, both existing…
Gris, Juan (1887-1927) Bodegón (Still Life) 1913 Graphite and color pencils on silkpaper, 72.5 x 44.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid By the time Juan Gris became known as a painter at the Salon des Indépendants in 1912, his work was fully…
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Chrysanthèmes dans un vase (Vase with Chrysanthemums) s.d. Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 39.5 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Henri Fantin-Latour achieved fame through his portraits of fellow artists and intellectuals of the day, as well as family members…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le melon (The Melon) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 32.6 × 44.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le melon c.1880 National Gallery of Art, Washington
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nature morte au poisson (Fish, Still Life) 1864 Oil on canvas, 73.5 × 92.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although still-life ensembles were an important element in many of the major paintings of the avant-garde artist Édouard…
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Nature morte (Still Life) 1872 Oil on canvas, 53 x 73 cm Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Chrysanthèmes (Chrysanthemums) 1881–1882 Oil on canvas, 54.8 × 65.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago “I just let my brain rest when I paint flowers,” Pierre-Auguste Renoir remarked. “I don’t experience the same tension as I do when confronted…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La cruche (The Pitcher) s.d. Oil on canvas, 18.6 x 17.9 cm Pola Museum of Art, Hakone
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Anémones (Anemones) c.1883–1890 Oil on canvas, 46.2 x 38.1 cm Pola Museum of Art, Hakone