Look first
Basket of Flowers
Eugène Delacroix · 1848–49
Basket of Flowers by Eugène Delacroix: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
What to notice
Look at how the flowers spill beyond a stable bouquet shape; saturated reds, whites, and greens turn the still life into an energetic field of brushwork.
Discover
Delacroix painted Basket of Flowers in 1848–49. The large oil still life lets blossoms spill beyond a strict bouquet shape, using saturated color and animated brushwork to bring the energy of his narrative painting to botanical subjects.
Source institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rights status: Public Domain / The Met Open Access
Rights status: Public Domain / The Met Open Access
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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