Édouard Manet - Moss Roses in a Vase 1882
Moss Roses in a Vase 1882
55x34cm oil/canvas
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at Williamstown, MA, USA
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From Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at Williamstown:
Manet painted a series of small still lifes in his later years, when illness made working on a larger scale difficult. The flowers and leaves in this image are painted in quick strokes of color, and light reflecting off the surface of the vase conveys a sense of the solidity and weight of the glass. The apparent casualness of the composition and the confident handling of oil paint give the work a striking directness.