Bouquet in a Chinese Vase
c. 1912–1914 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Odilon Redon (1840–1916)
- Year
- c. 1912–1914
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 64.8 × 49.8 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Movement
- Symbolism
A white porcelain vase with faint painted decoration stands against a deep rust-red ground, holding a loose bouquet of orange and yellow daisies, red and pale pink poppies, white clusters and dark blue spikes. The paint is thin enough to show the weave of the canvas, and the signature sits at lower left. Redon painted it in oil around 1912–14, in the last years of his life, when flower pieces were his main subject and his greatest commercial success. The Metropolitan Museum bought it in 1964 with the Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr. Purchase Fund.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Rust red, orange and porcelain white make a warm, rich picture for a dining room, kitchen or living room with terracotta or cream walls. Pair it with Van Gogh's Sunflowers from the Van Gogh Museum at 18×24 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Symbolism painting
- Era
- 20th century (c. 1912–1914)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, kitchen, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 18×24. Prints at 12×16, 18×24 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
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An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
