1875, Henri Fantin-Latour, Roses -- Auckland Art Gallery
From the gallery label:
A craze for plant collecting and new hybrids in the mid-19th century fuelled a corresponding demand for flower pictures, a genre that artists turned to when they needed an income. Although his ambitions may have lain with portrait painting. Henri Fantin-Latour excelled in depicting flowers, which he meticulously arranged himself. The pearly pink, soft petals of Fantin-Latour's Roses (Roses), 1875, created through layers of transparent glazes, seem to exhale their perfume from the canvas. Fantin-Latour produced over 500 flower pictures throughout his career. By 1874, he may have exhausted local demand in France and turned to an eager and appreciative market in England. His fortunes recovered again in France after 1887, when Parisian dealer Gustave Tempelaere (1840-1904), who owned this painting, championed his work.
1875, Henri Fantin-Latour, Roses -- Auckland Art Gallery
From the gallery label:
A craze for plant collecting and new hybrids in the mid-19th century fuelled a corresponding demand for flower pictures, a genre that artists turned to when they needed an income. Although his ambitions may have lain with portrait painting. Henri Fantin-Latour excelled in depicting flowers, which he meticulously arranged himself. The pearly pink, soft petals of Fantin-Latour's Roses (Roses), 1875, created through layers of transparent glazes, seem to exhale their perfume from the canvas. Fantin-Latour produced over 500 flower pictures throughout his career. By 1874, he may have exhausted local demand in France and turned to an eager and appreciative market in England. His fortunes recovered again in France after 1887, when Parisian dealer Gustave Tempelaere (1840-1904), who owned this painting, championed his work.