Léon Bonvin, 1866 - Still Life: Daisies and Violets - fine art print

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This modern art artwork Still Life: Daisies and Violets was painted by the master Léon Bonvin in 1866. This artwork forms part of the collection of Walters Art Museum, which is located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. We are delighted to reference that the work of art, which is part of the public domain is being included with courtesy of Walters Art Museum.Creditline of the artwork: . Moreover, alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format with an aspect ratio of 3 : 4, meaning that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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General specifications from the museum (© Copyright - by Walters Art Museum - www.thewalters.org)

Oil on canvas, H: 10 5/8 x W: 7 7/8 in. (27 x 20 cm) Framed H: 19 1/8 x W: 16 1/4 x D: 2 1/2 in. (48.58 x 41.28 x 6.35 cm)

The Walters Art Museum Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1894

Description: Léon Bonvin was born in Vaugirard, just outside Paris in 1834. Despite displaying great talent in the medium of watercolor he was largely unrecognized by his contemporaries. In 1866 he hanged himself at the age of 32, apparently due to financial difficulties. Working at his family's bar or "cabaret," he sketched and painted watercolors only in his spare moments, yet in the seven year period between 1859 and his death he created numerous exquisite still lifes of flowers and fruits, and subtle landscapes capturing fleeting atmospheric effects. There is evidence that, despite his rural home, Bonvin did have knowledge of the art world in Paris. His half-brother was the better known artist, François Bonvin. In addition Bonvin's still lifes show the influence of Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699-1779), whose work was undergoing a revival in the 1850s and 60s. During the 19th century an appreciation of Bonvin's work was confined to a small circle of connoisseurs and collectors, most prominent among them William T. Walters, father of Henry Walters, founder of the Walters Art Museum. For much of the 19th century William displayed and stored his watercolors in a deluxe leather-bound album with a specially commissioned frontispiece and tailpiece by the renowned flower painter of the Lyon school, Jean-Marie Reignier. William's collection of Bonvin's work was acquired between 1862 and 1891, and eventually comprised 56 watercolors and this one, rare oil; today, this is the largest collection of Bonvin's work in existence.