still life is not my usual fare, but i make an exception for henri fantin-latour whose darkly hued flower paintings have always captivated me.
looking through these reminded me of this beautiful post at forty-sixth at grace, photographed by john cullen
all henri fantin-latour images courtesy of the athenaeum
Wow these are amazing – absolute dark beauty
Love these! Especially after visiting the Philadelphia Flower Show this past weekend.
They’re not really my thing, bit too classic. I had already seen the forty-sixth at grace-post and it looks so yummieee!
The fifth one is my absolute favourite. and now I”m going to make cake!
I really like these. They remind me of a copy of Tretchikoff’s Weeping Rose that my gran has in her house, it’s colouring is more like these than the brighter original version.
Love the mood and feeling of them.
Gorgeous! Pretty colours, nice mood.
I appreciate still life, even though it may be a little mundane as a subject. I love still life paintings of flowers!!! I really admire how some artists can capture the lighting so perfectly. Still life paintings that look like photographs scare me, in a good way of course.
Wow, these are beautiful. I’m especially fond of the last two.
I feel the same way as you. Not a huge fan of still lifes except for Fantin and Morandi.
i adore those last two images. These are beautiful!
Man, those photos are beautiful.