Henri Fantin-Latour
Vase of Chrysanthemums

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Artist Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904)French, 1836–1904

CultureFrench

Titles

Vase of Chrysanthemums

Date1871

PlaceFrance

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
Frame: 27 5/8 × 22 3/4 × 2 in. (70.2 × 57.8 × 5.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore N. Law in honor of Mrs. Harry C. Wiess

Object number71.14

Not on view

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceAcquired from the artist by Edwin Edwards, London

Ex-collection: F. and J. Templaere, Paris, (Christie's sale, December 15, 1906, no. 100)

Ex-collection: H. E. Ten Cate, Almelo, Holland (Sotheby's sale, December 3, 1958, no. 55, illus.)

Ex-collection: Wildenstein and Company, New York

Sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, sale number 3202, May 5, 1971, #39

Gift to the museum 1971.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Van Wisselingh Galleries, Amsterdam, Hollandische en Fransche Schilderkunst der 19e Enn, 1947, no. 35, illustrated in the catalogue.

Exhibited: Van Wisselingh Galleries, Amsterdam, Exposition de Peinture Francaise XIXme et Xxme Siecle, 1949, no. 20.

Exhibited: Kunstkring der Waqag, Almelo, Van Daumier tot Picasso, uits twents part. Bezit., 1956, no. 44.

Exhibited: Mrs. Harry C Weiss, (residence in Houston?) Aug 27 1971 - Mar 1 1972,(LN:71.9)

Exhibited: Exhibited: "From the Object: Still Life Themes and Variations", Alfred C. Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX9 Jan - 6 Feb 1987, (LN:87.15)

Exhibited: “Masterpieces of European Painting from the 15th to 20th Centuries from
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Sarah Campbell Baffer Foundation," touring Japan from April 13 thru October 3, 1999. Exhibition venues:The Museum of Art, Ehime, Matsuyama, Japan, 13 April - 30 May 1999; Chiba Prefectural Art Museum, Chiba, Japan, 5 June - 11 July 1999; Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu, Japan, 17 July - 22 August 1999; Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan, 27 August - 3 October 1999. Exhibition catalogue (in Japanese only).

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