Artwork

Flowers

Flowers, by Wojciech Kolasiński, oil, 1873
Flowers, by Wojciech Kolasiński, oil, 1873

Flowers is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Wojciech Kolasiński. It dates from 1873 and is held in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw.

About this work

Overview

Flowers is an oil painting created by Wojciech Kolasiński in 1873, currently held at the National Museum in Warsaw.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a still life arrangement of colorful flowers in a vase, with visible stems and leaves, set against a dark background that accentuates the flowers.

Technique & Style

Executed in a realistic style, the work showcases detailed and textured renderings of the flowers, capturing the softness of petals and the roughness of stems.

Artist & collection

Artist

Wojciech Kolasiński

Wojciech Kolasiński showed up in 19th-century Warsaw with a palette of crushed petals and a habit of painting bouquets on kitchen tables instead of grand still lifes.