Édouard Manet
French, 1832–1883
Moss Roses in a Vase
1882
Manet painted a series of small still lifes in his later years, when illness made working on a larger scale difficult. The flowers and leaves in this image are painted in quick strokes of color, and light reflecting off the surface of the vase conveys a sense of the solidity and weight of the glass. The apparent casualness of the composition and the confident handling of oil paint give the work a striking directness.
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 22 x 13 5/8 in. (55.9 x 34.6 cm) Frame: 30 1/4 x 22 1/16 x 2 in. (76.8 x 56 x 5.1 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.556 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Édouard Manet, Moss Roses in a Vase, 1882, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 1955.556
Provenance
[Georges Bernheim, Paris]; [Paul Rosenberg, Paris, by 1917–until at least 1922];¹ [Knoedler, Paris, sold to Clark, 28 May 1923]; Robert Sterling Clark (1923–55); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1955. 1. According to information in the Paul Rosenberg Archives, this painting had been acquired by 1917, based on a list of works photographed. See The Paul Rosenberg Archives, a gift of Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
