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Chrysanthèmes sur une table

A work made of oil on canvas.

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

about 1927

Artist:

Jean Fautrier
French, 1898-1964

About this artwork

In the 1920s Jean Fautrier was part of a circle of artists, including Chaim Soutine and Marc Chagall, whose work grappled with subjects of human tragedy. Here, in a still life of discarded chrysanthemums, the flowers’ decay suggests moral decline and contrasts with the sensual, energetic paint application. Fautrier’s work became less figural over time, approaching total abstraction from the 1940s onward, but he continued to explore themes of suffering, erotic feeling, and death in these later works.

Status

On View, Gallery 392

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Jean Fautrier

Title

Chrysanthèmes sur une table

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1927

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

65 × 81 cm (25 5/8 × 31 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior bequest of Joseph Winterbotham; Director's Discretionary Acquisition Fund

Reference Number

2022.1414

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