Flowers and Fruit on a Table

Flowers and Fruit on a Table, 1865

Author: Henri Fantin – Latour
Print Type: Original Postcard
Publisher: Editions Avant Garde
Print Condition: Vintage

Henri Fantin-Latour’s Flowers and Fruit on a Table (1865) exemplifies the artist’s mastery of still-life painting, a genre in which he gained wide acclaim throughout Europe. In this work, delicate blossoms and ripe fruit are arranged with serene precision, their luminous colors emerging softly from the subdued background. Fantin-Latour’s subtle play of light and texture—translating the velvety petals of flowers and the translucent skin of grapes—demonstrates both technical refinement and poetic sensitivity. The careful triangular composition recalls the influence of eighteenth-century masters such as Chardin, while simultaneously affirming a modern vision that privileges pure visual harmony over narrative symbolism. Now housed in the Musée d’Orsay, this painting reflects Fantin-Latour’s enduring ability to transform simple objects into timeless meditations on beauty and transience.

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