Flowers in Art...
10:51 p.m.03/28/24 - The title of this post matches that of the book by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson, where they compile and analyze several paintings of flowers throughout the history of Art.
We had the opportunity to experience Henri Fantin-Latour's Pivoines et boules de neige at TEFAF, the Old Masters Fair held in Maastricht (The Netherlands). It's a painting of flowers similar to the one that appears in the book by the same artist.
What follows is an account of the work and the experimentation, observation or contemplation (an obsolete word these days) “live” and in publication.
Pivoines et boules de neige, by Henri Fantin-Latour (1878).
Technique: oil on canvas / Measures: 44.1 cm x 35.2 cm
TEFAF, The Netherlands
Henri Fantin-Latour was an artist who dedicated much of his work to portraying flowers, especially roses and those that stood out for their luminosity. The Salon did not recognize his talent but the market favored him, which is why there are dozens of flower paintings in various museums with French collections from the 19th century, such as the Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires.
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