Asters and Fruit on a Table

Asters and Fruit on a Table
Asters and Fruit on a Table
Artist:Henri Fantin-Latour (French, Grenoble 1836–1904 Buré)
Date:1868
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:22 3/8 x 21 5/8 in. (56.8 x 54.9 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 2001, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002

Edwin and Ruth Edwards, the English patrons and dealers of Fantin's work, recommended that the artist always use simple vases and plain tabletops in his still lifes in order to show to advantage his great skill in rendering texture and color.

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