Artwork
Still Life: Pink, white and yellow Roses
Still Life: Pink, white and yellow Roses is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Henri Fantin-Latour. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum.
About this work
Overview
Still Life: Pink, White and Yellow Roses is an 1898 oil painting by French artist Henri Fantin-Latour, characterized by its serene depiction of a rose bouquet in various stages of bloom.
Subject & Meaning
The painting focuses on a bouquet of pink, white, and yellow roses, emphasizing their natural beauty. The arrangement showcases the flowers' progression from closed to fully open blooms, highlighting the fleeting nature of beauty and the passage of time.
Technique & Style
Fantin-Latour employed oil paint to capture the delicate textures of the roses and the subtleties of their colors against a dark, understated background and vase, exemplifying his post-impressionist attention to detail and light.
History & Provenance
Created in 1898, the painting is part of the post-impressionist movement and is currently held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum.
Artist & collection
Artist
Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation: ; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
