In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Luscious swirls of blushing pink and peach brushstrokes capture the fullness of the blooms in this informal still-life painting. This commercially appealing genre provided Renoir with a steady source of income. Indeed, the majority of the still lifes he produced between the 1860s and 1880s were intended for the art market, where they found buyers more readily than did his landscapes and figure paintings. Beyond financial profit, Renoir approached still lifes as technical exercises to improve speed of handling, explore color combinations, and "research into flesh tones for a nude."
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William Glackens — Tulips and Peonies in Pitcher
William Glackens — Zinnias in a Striped Blue Vase
William Glackens — Green Bowl of Flowers
William Glackens — Red Basket of Zinnias
William Glackens — Flowers in Blue and White Checkered Vase
Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916) — Vase of Flowers
Odilon Redon — Large Vase with Flowers
William Glackens — Flowers in a Blue Vase
William Glackens — Flowers in a Quimper Pitcher
Vincent van Gogh — Vase with Cornflowers and Poppies
Vincent van Gogh — Vase with daisies and anemones
André Derain — Flower Piece
