Roses in a Vase

c. 1890

Current Collection

Cleveland, United States

Medium: oil on fabric
Dimensions: 25.5 × 34 cm
Status: In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID: C24-109859

The palette Renoir used to depict the seven roses in this still life ranges from various shades of red to warm whites, light yellows, and pinks. The artist declared, "'Painting flowers lets my brain rest. It does not cause the same tension of spirit as when I face a model. When I paint flowers, I put down tones, I boldly try values, without having to worry about losing a canvas.'" He was particularly fond of roses, whose full, rounded shapes he likened to the female body. In 1861, Renoir met Claude Monet (1840–1926) and later shared a studio with him. Monet became an important influence on Re…

Provenance

Henry White Cannon, 1941.14

Registry history

c. 1890 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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