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Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears

ca. 1885
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 824

This picture is closely related to Still Life: Flowers, 1885 (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York), which depicts the same vase—with its distinctive elephant-head handles—and wood table or dresser. Featuring an autumnal bouquet and Cézannesque arrangement of prickly pears, the present still life was likely painted the same year, in the wake of a visit with Cézanne that summer. At this time, Renoir sought to combine the luminosity of Impressionism with a greater degree of classicism, prompting him to explore techniques that would emulate the dry, light colors of Italian frescoes, which have led to some surface cracks.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears
  • Artist: Auguste Renoir (French, Limoges 1841–1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer)
  • Date: ca. 1885
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 28 7/8 x 23 3/8 in. (73.3 x 59.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Catherine Vance Gaisman, 2010
  • Object Number: 2010.454
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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