Three Peaches on a Plate

1868

Henri Fantin-Latour

Associated Names
Henri Fantin-Latour

Painter, French, 1836 - 1904

This painting shows three large peaches on a round white plate. The peaches are in shades of red, pink, and light yellow, and they cast dark shadows on the plate. The plate rests on a brown surface which fills the background of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on paper on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.7 x 25.7 cm (7 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
    framed: 34.3 x 40.6 x 6.4 cm (13 1/2 x 16 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.59.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1994 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The National Art Center, Tokyo; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2011, no. 17, repro.

2013

  • Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art, Museo dell'Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome (exhibition title in this venue: Impressionist Gems); California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio; Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, Seattle Art Museum, 2013-2016, pl. 47.

Inscriptions

lower left: Fantin.68

Wikidata ID

Q20188711

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