Moss Roses in a Vase

Edouard Manet

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Moss Roses in a Vase
Edouard Manet
Date: 1882; Paris, France *
Style: Impressionism
Genre: still life
Oil on canvas
22 x 13 5/8 in. (55.9 x 34.6 cm) 
Location: Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, US


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.