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Flowers
| Materials and Techniques | oil on canvas |
|---|---|
| Size（cm） | 42.7 x 47.8 |
| Inscriptions | Signed lower left: V. Dubourg |
| Credit Line | Matsukata Collection |
| Standard ref. | M426 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1959-0088 |
Dubourg, the wife of the painter Henri Fantin-Latour, specialized in portraits and floral or fruit still lifes. In this work, Dubourg has arranged gladiolas, anemones, chrysanthemums, dahlias, carnations, marigolds and snapdragons in a vase, and the detailed palette of their depiction speaks of the artist's love for flowers. (Source: The Digital Gallery. 1999-2006)
Provenance
Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe, by 1923–1925; sequestered by French government, 1944; vested in French government under San Francisco Peace Treaty, 1952; transferred from French to Japanese government, 23 January 1959; entered into NMWA, April 1959.
Exhibition History
- 1994
- Kokuritsu Seiyo Bijyutsukan Shozo Sakuhin ni yoru Yoroppa Bijyutsu eno Shotai, Karatsu City Library, 12 November 1994 - 11 December 1994, cat. no. 3, col. repr.
- 2012
- Flowerscapes, Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, Sakura, 28 April 2012 - 22 July 2012, cat. no. 17, col. repr.
Bibliography
- 1961
- Catalogue du Musée National d'Art Occidental, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1961 (Préface and Catalogue Général in Japanese and French), P-135.
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of Paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 115, repr.
- 1990
- The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe City Museum, ed. Kobe, "Matsukata Korekushon Ten" Jikkoiinkai, 1990, cat. no. 614.
- 1994
- Kokuritsu Seiyo Bijutsukan Shozo Sakuhin ni Yoru Europa Bijutsu e no Shotai (exh. cat.). Karatsu City Library; National Museum of Wetsern Art. Karatsu, Karatsu City Library, 1994, cat. no. 3, col. repr.
- 2012
- Flowerscapes(exh. cat.). Sakura, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, c2012, cat. no. 17, col. repr.
- 2013
- French Ceramics at the Time of Impressionism 1866–1886: Maturity of Japonisme(exh. cat.). Art Impression Inc., c2013, cat. no. P2, col. repr.
- 2018
- The Matsukata Collection: Complete Catalogue of the European Art. Kawaguchi, Masako; Jingaoka, Megumi, eds. vol. 1: Paintings, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2018, cat. no. 426, col. repr.