Roses de Nice on a Table

1882

Henri Fantin-Latour

Painter, French, 1836 - 1904

Seven roses in full bloom are clustered in a wide bouquet set against a dark brown background in this horizontal still life painting. The blossom to our left is peach, and a bud dips down in front of that flower. Behind it and to our right is a lavender pink rose, and then wine red, blush pink, and white. Two butter-yellow roses are along the top of the bouquet, and one of those faces away from us to the right. Spring-green leaves are interspersed throughout, and a single maroon-red petal sits lies on the table in the lower left corner of the composition. The scene is painted with visible brushstrokes, especially evident in the dark background. The artist signed and dated the painting with red paint in the top right corner, “Fantin. 82.”

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.4 x 41.9 cm (10 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.)
    framed: 29.4 x 45.2 x 2.4 cm (11 9/16 x 17 13/16 x 15/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2004.110.4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Mellon [1907-1999], Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA, with life interest to Mrs. Mellon; life interest released 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right: Fantin.82

Wikidata ID

Q20189468


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