In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Cézanne painted Terracotta Pots and Flowers during the winter of 1891–92, in the greenhouse of his family estate in Provence. Geraniums and rhododendrons grow from the pots and rise to the top of the picture plane, as if toward pale winter sunlight. Their vertical network of leaves compresses the already shallow space; a single fallen bloom adds a note of melancholy. Here, Cézanne successfully translates a three-dimensional subject into a two-dimensional one while balancing lyrical movement with monumental nature.
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Henry Lee McFee (American, 1886–1953) — Fruits and Flowers
Zacharie Astruc — Flowers in a Vase
Angelo Pinto — Interior with Bouquet
Chaim Soutine — Bouquet of Flowers (Bouquet de fleurs)
Auguste Renoir — Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears
Willem Witsen — Afrikaantjes in een blauw vaasje
Menso Kamerlingh Onnes — Yellow Roses in a Carafe
Floris Verster — Anemonen
Édouard Manet — Peonies
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Still Life with Flowers and Prickly 
Émile Bernard — Still Life with Flowers
George Hendrik Breitner — Vase with Pink Flowers
