{"product_id":"henri-fantin-latour-martwa-natura-z-kwiatami-i-owocami-lub-kwiaty-i-owoce","title":"Henri Fantin-Latour - Still Life with Flowers and Fruit","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"padding-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eStill Life with Flowers and Fruit (or Flowers and Fruit)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #888; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003eHenri Fantin-Latour\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #888; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e14 Sty 1836 – 25 Sie 1904\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 55%; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 16px; padding-right: 32px;\"\u003eThe 1866 work “Still Life with Flowers and Fruit” is a dazzling display of Henri Fantin-Latour’s mastery, in which the traditional still life gains a sensual, almost intimate depth. The composition captivates with its refined balance between austerity and abundance, drawing the viewer’s attention to the richness of textures hidden within everyday objects. A dark vase, a delicate wicker basket and the gleaming surface of a wooden table create the stage for a remarkable spectacle of nature, where every element seems to pulse with its own quiet life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith extraordinary sensitivity, the artist captures contrasts of texture and form: the velvety, matte skin of ripe pears and quinces meets the smooth, juicy sheen of rosy apples. Beside them, the vertical structure of the painting is shaped by a refined upright bouquet of white flowers and fluffy lilac branches, rising from dark glass. Fantin-Latour gives up a complex background in favour of a cool, subtly textured wall, which acts like a screen, heightening the masterful orchestration of light and shadow and lending the entire scene a solemn, almost ritual quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe visual climax, holding the gaze for longer, is the precisely cut pear lying at the edge, together with the asymmetrically placed knife, which introduce a hidden dynamism into the static composition and suggest the trace of a human presence. Instead of cold academic correctness, the painter offers us a modern interpretation of realism, full of painterly freedom. “Still Life with Flowers and Fruit” perfectly balances tradition with a modern approach to form, making it a timeless composition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe painting presented here is one of four prestigious canvases commissioned from the artist in 1866 by Michael Spartali, a wealthy Greek diplomat and merchant based in London. Work on this series took Fantin-Latour more than half a year, and one of the sister compositions created as part of the same commission achieved spectacular success at the Paris Salon and is now held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, while this particular version adorns the walls of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 1px; padding-top: 16px; padding-right: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); height: 100%; min-height: 120px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45%; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eStill Life with Flowers and Fruit (or Flowers and Fruit)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal title: \u003c\/strong\u003e Nature morte aux fleurs et fruits (of Fleurs et fruits)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eHenri Fantin-Latour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace of origin: \u003c\/strong\u003eParis, France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType :\u003c\/strong\u003e Painting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique: \u003c\/strong\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eStill life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003eRealism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm: \u003c\/strong\u003ePainting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giclee Art","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S \/ Pine","offer_id":57782735667548,"sku":null,"price":58.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782735700316,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L \/ Pine","offer_id":57782735733084,"sku":null,"price":89.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782735765852,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL \/ Pine","offer_id":57782735798620,"sku":null,"price":128.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782735831388,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782735864156,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782735896924,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782735929692,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782735962460,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782735995228,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782736027996,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782736060764,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782736093532,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782736126300,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0517\/2828\/files\/Henri_Fantin-Latour_-_Still_Life_with_Flowers_and_Fruit_-_Full.webp?v=1780426592","url":"https:\/\/gicleeart.eu\/en-eu\/products\/henri-fantin-latour-martwa-natura-z-kwiatami-i-owocami-lub-kwiaty-i-owoce","provider":"Giclee Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}