Roses in a Bowl
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 16 3/8 in. (29.8 x 41.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
Accession Number
2003.20.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henri Fantin-Latour's *Roses in a Bowl* (1883) captures the delicate beauty of fresh roses arranged in a simple bowl, a quintessential still life that exemplifies the artist's mastery of floral subjects. in France in 1836, Fantin-Latour was a leading figure in 19th-century Realism, he gained international acclaim for his intimate, luminous depictions of flowers rather than grand historical scenes. This oil on canvas, measuring 11 3/4 x 16 3/8 inches, showcases his lifelong fascination with roses, rendered with meticulous detail that highlights their velvety petals, subtle color variations from...
About the Artist
Henri Fantin-Latour · 1836–1904
Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour was born on January 14, 1836, in Grenoble, France, to portrait painter Théodore Fantin-Latour, who gave him his earliest drawing lessons. The family relocated to Paris in 1841, where in 1850, at age 14, he enrolled in the École de Dessin, studying under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, whose innovative memory-based method of drawing from observation profoundly ...