Roses in a Vase

Roses in a Vase

Henri Fantin-Latour

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Details

Date
1878
Medium
oil on fabric
Dimensions
framed: height 0.66 m, width 0.64 m, depth 0.11 m; unframed: height 0.454 m, width 0.433 m
Holding institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Image provider
cleveland-museum-of-art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
For Winifred Brown Kendrick, Gift of George S. Kendrick

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Still Life Both · 99%

    The image depicts an arranged floral composition, and the catalog title identifies the work as “Roses in a Vase.”

  • Flora Visual · 99%

    Flowers, leaves, and stems dominate the composition.

Visual Qualities

  • Dense Composition Visual · 96%

    Overlapping blossoms, foliage, vase, and flowers on the tabletop form a compact, concentrated arrangement.

  • Earth Tones Visual · 97%

    Muted brown, olive, cream, charcoal, burgundy, and deep red tones dominate the image.

Medium and Techniques

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The museum specifies the medium as oil on fabric.

  • Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work as a painting.

  • The petals and leaves are built from visibly broken, directional paint marks that give the surface a strongly tactile appearance.

Time Periods

Geographic Regions

  • French Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog identifies France as the place of origin and Henri Fantin-Latour as French.

Tableware, Vessels, and Objects

  • Vase Visual · 98%

    A dark, narrow-necked vase is clearly visible beneath the bouquet.

Source & rights

Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904). Roses in a Vase. Cleveland Museum of Art.

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