Edouard Manet, Flowers in a Crystal Vase, 1882, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Title: Flowers in a Crystal Vase, 1882
Artist: Edouard Manet (1832-1883)
During the last months of his life when he was mainly confined to his home by illness, Manet created an extraordinary series of bouquets, brought to him by his many Parisian friends. FLOWERS IN A CRYSTAL VASE is likely his smallest canvas for unframed it is only 12 and 7/8 inches by 9 and 5/8 inches in size! Plus, Manet gave it to an unidentified woman, only known as “Mme. X.”
Can you identify some of the flowers or at least take a guess? Perhaps roses, carnations, pansies, and maybe other blossoms? Painted with the vibrant colors, thick brushstrokes, and overall ambiguity of an Impressionist, although Manet never officially belonged to the group.
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