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Roses in a Vase
Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904)
1872
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number40.232
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
Minutely observed still lifes of flowers, like this one, are among Fantin’s most celebrated works; these share the Impressionists’ interest in direct observation and domestic intimacy, but they also possess a hushed, timeless quality far removed from the instantaneity of Impressionist landscapes.
InscriptionsLower left: Fantin 72
ProvenanceBy 1911, Madame Esnault-Pelterie, Paris [see note 1]. Galerie Tempelaere, Paris [see note 2]; sold by Tempelaere to Kraushaar Galleries, New York; sold by Kraushaar to Mrs. Sarah Choate Sears (b. 1858 - d. 1935), Boston; by descent to her daughter, Helen Sears (Mrs. J. D. Cameron) Bradley (b. 1899 - d. 1966), Boston; 1940, sold by Mrs. Bradley for $350 to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 9, 1940)
NOTES:
[1] Mme. Fantin-Latour, Catalogue de l'oeuvre complet (1849-1904) de Fantin-Latour (Paris, 1911), p. 73, cat. no. 646bis.
[2] According to correspondence from Antoinette Kraushaar (March 2, 1942), the painting was purchased from Tempelaere. The reverse of the canvas has a Tempelaere stamp, with its old (pre-1925) address at 28, rue Lafitte.
NOTES:
[1] Mme. Fantin-Latour, Catalogue de l'oeuvre complet (1849-1904) de Fantin-Latour (Paris, 1911), p. 73, cat. no. 646bis.
[2] According to correspondence from Antoinette Kraushaar (March 2, 1942), the painting was purchased from Tempelaere. The reverse of the canvas has a Tempelaere stamp, with its old (pre-1925) address at 28, rue Lafitte.