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| Etruscan Vase with Flowers |
Artist:Odilon Redon (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris)
Date:1900–1910
Medium:Tempera on canvas
Dimensions:32 x 23 1/4 in. (81.3 x 59.1 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1951; acquired from The Museum of Modern Art, Lillie P. Bliss Collection
Accession Number:53.140.5
In this bouquet, Redon combined palm fronds with artificial or imaginary flowers in a fantastical blue and ochre color scheme. The title identifies the vase as Etruscan, but it was likely a modern ceramic imitating an ancient example from the Mediterranean region.
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