Asters and Fruit on a Table

Henri Fantin-Latour

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Work Overview

Asters and Fruit on a Table
Henri Fantin-Latour
Date: 1868
Style: Realism
Genre: still life
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:22 3/8 x 21 5/8 in. (56.8 x 54.9 cm)


Edwin and Ruth Edwards, the English patrons and dealers of Fantin's work, recommended that the artist always use simple vases and plain tabletops in his still lifes in order to show to advantage his great skill in rendering texture and color.