Tag: still life

Nature morte aux coloquintes (1916)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Nature morte aux coloquintes (Still Life with Gourds) 1916 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81.3 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Matisse made some of his most experimental work between 1913 and 1917. In this still life from the end…

Le panier de pommes (c.1893)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Le panier de pommes (The Basket of Apples) c.1893 Oil on canvas, 65 × 80 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Art, Paul Cézanne once claimed, is “a harmony running parallel to nature,” not an imitation of nature.…

Les fleurs jaunes (1902)

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…

Botella y frutero (1919)

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…

Bodegón (1913)

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…

Chrysanthèmes dans un vase (s.d.)

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…

Le melon (c.1880)

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    

Nature morte au poisson (1864)

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…