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Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower

March 21 - June 21, 2015

Antoine Berjon (French, 1754–1843) Bouquet of Lilies and Roses in a Basket on a Chiffonier, 1814, oil on canvas, 263/16 × 191/2 in. Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures, Paris, RF 1974-10 © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY

Frédéric Bazille (French, 1841–1870) Flowers, 1868, oil on canvas, 513/16 × 383/16 in. Musée de Grenoble, MG 2911

Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904) The Engagement Still Life, 1869, oil on canvas, 1215/16 × 12 in. Musée de Grenoble, MG 2490

Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)Yellow Roses in a Vase, 1882, oil on canvas, 21 × 181/4 in. Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc., in honor of Janet Kendall Forsythe, 2010.13.McD

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883) Vase of White Lilacs and Roses, 1883, oil on canvas, 22 × 181/8 in. Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, 1985.R.34

Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) Vase with Carnations, summer 1886, oil on canvas, 181/8 × 143/4 in. Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, purchased with the generous support of the Vereniging van Hadendaagse Kunstaankopen, A2235

Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) Still Life: Bouquet and Compotier, 1924, oil on canvas, 291/4 × 361/2 in. Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc., in honor of Dr. Bryan Williams, 2002.19.McD © 2014 Succession H. Matisse / Artists RightsSociety (ARS), New York

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903) Still Life with Peonies, 1884, oil on canvas, 231/2 × 283/4 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1995.47.10

Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) Still Life with Pascal’s “Pensées,”1924, oil on canvas, 191/4 × 251/8 in. Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton, 2010.37 © 2014 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) Vase with Cornflowers and Poppies, 1887, oil on canvas, 311/2 × 263/8 in. Triton Collection Foundation

Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) Vase of Flowers, summer 1890, oil on canvas, 169/16 × 117/16 in. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), S109V/1962

Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase, 1862, oil on canvas, 391/2 × 283/4 in. (100.5 × 73 cm) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 85.PA.168

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883) Flowers in a Crystal Vase, ca. 1882, oil on canvas, 127/8 × 95/8 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection,1970.17.37

Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906) The Blue Vase, ca. 1889–90, oil on canvas, 24 × 1911/16 in. Musée d’Orsay, Paris, Bequest of Comte Isaac de Camondo, 1911, RF 1973© RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY

Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)Bowl with Zinnias and Other Flowers, 1886,oil on canvas, 193/4 × 241/16 in. (50.2 × 61 cm) National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Purchased 1951, 5808

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