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Philippe Rousseau

Still Life with Asparagus

c. 1880
oil on fabric
36 × 65 cm (14.2 × 25.6 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Rousseau was profoundly influenced by the atmospheric still lifes of Jean Siméon Chardin (1699-1779), whom the artist and other French painters like François Bonvin (1817-1877) rediscovered in the mid-1800s. A comparison with Chardin's work, also shown in this gallery, indicates that Rousseau similarly depicted foodstuffs on a simple kitchen table, concentrating on rich textures and restrained colors.

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