Henri Fantin-Latour
French, 1836–1904
Peaches and Grapes
1894
Fantin-Latour’s still lifes were extremely popular in England, but they met with little critical success in his native France. Frustrated by this lack of appreciation, he produced fewer still lifes in the late 1800s, and those he did paint were done more for pleasure than for sale. This image, which conveys the shine on the grapes and the soft texture and full curves of ripe peaches, demonstrates the painter’s remarkable technical skill.
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 10 3/4 x 14 5/16 in. (27.3 x 36.4 cm) |
Object Number | 1955.732 |
Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
Status | On View |
Image Caption
Henri Fantin-Latour, Peaches and Grapes, 1894, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 1955.732
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Provenance
[Gustave Tempelaere, Paris]; Armand-François-Paul Desfriches, comte Doria (d. 1896, his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 4 May 1899, no. 145, as Les pêches, sold to Pacquement); Alfred Pacquement, Paris (from 1899); [F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, sold to Clark, 19 Dec. 1912, as Nature morte (pêches dans une assiette et raisins noir)]; Robert Sterling Clark (1912–55); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1955.