Fuchsias and French Marigolds (Fuchsias et oeillets d'Inde)

Fuchsias and French Marigolds (Fuchsias et oeillets d'Inde)
Fuchsias and French Marigolds (Fuchsias et oeillets d'Inde)
(French, 1868-1940)

Fuchsias and French Marigolds (Fuchsias et oeillets d'Inde)

Dateca. 1903
Mediumoil on cardboard
Dimensionsoverall: 18 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (47 × 41.9 cm) frame: 26 × 24 in. (66 × 61 cm)
ClassificationPAINTINGS
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Millicent A. Rogers in honor of Ala Story
Object number1953.28
Subject(s)
  • flower
  • still lifes
  • flower
  • flowers
Collection
  • 20th century European
On View
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Label TextAlthough best known for his intimate interior scenes, Vuillard concentrated on still lifes at several periods of his career. This luminous image of a bouquet of fuchsias and French marigolds on a table draped with richly patterned fabrics is typical of the still lifes he painted around the turn of the century. The son of a corset maker, Vuillard had been surrounded since childhood by a kaleidoscopic array of different textiles and developed an early interest in decorative pattern, which remained a guiding concern throughout much of his work. Here, the overlapping patterns flatten the picture space, giving it the appearance of a tapestry rather than a painting.
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