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Lot 336 Property from the Collection of Montgomery “Montie” H.W. Ritchie
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904)
Fleurs de pommier
Closed14 November 2017
Price Realised
USD 250,000
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Specialist note
Brame et Lorenceau will include this work in their forthcoming Fantin-Latour catalogue raisonné des peintures et pastels.
Fantin-Latour painted numerous sketches of flowers and fruit to great acclaim in England, resulting in the acceptance of his still-lifes in the 1862 Royal Academy exhibition in London. The following year the American artist James McNeill Whistler purchased a number of his still-lifes and commissioned several others. Despite Fantin's explosive success in London, his reputation spread more quietly in Paris; however, he was held in high regard among a small circle of fellow painters and critics in the Batignolles group, whose best-known member was Edouard Manet. Painted in 1873, the present work affirms Fantin’s mastery of still-life painting. The apple blossom flowers form patterns across the green of the foliage, resulting in an intriguing interplay of tones and textures which show the lightness and delicacy of the individual petals.
Fantin-Latour painted numerous sketches of flowers and fruit to great acclaim in England, resulting in the acceptance of his still-lifes in the 1862 Royal Academy exhibition in London. The following year the American artist James McNeill Whistler purchased a number of his still-lifes and commissioned several others. Despite Fantin's explosive success in London, his reputation spread more quietly in Paris; however, he was held in high regard among a small circle of fellow painters and critics in the Batignolles group, whose best-known member was Edouard Manet. Painted in 1873, the present work affirms Fantin’s mastery of still-life painting. The apple blossom flowers form patterns across the green of the foliage, resulting in an intriguing interplay of tones and textures which show the lightness and delicacy of the individual petals.