Artist
François Nicholas Laurent
François Nicholas Laurent is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Fitzwilliam Museum.
Laurent had a habit of setting up his easel in the same Paris park bench every Tuesday, where he’d paint the same bowl of flowers for weeks until he got it right. He once told a friend he only used six colors—no more, no less—because “more is just noise.” Try looking up his *Bowl of Flowers (1882)* to see what happens when you strip a still life down to its bones.
Works by François Nicholas Laurent
Collections represented
Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. It is located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge. It was founded in 1816…