Vase of Flowers (Pink Background)
c. 1906 · 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. 1906
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 72.7 × 54 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Movement
- Symbolism
A cream vase with a fine painted pattern holds an airy bouquet of orange-red poppies, blue cornflowers, white daisies and sprays of yellow and white flowers, with long green stems leaning out at the top. The background is a soft blush of pink, peach and apricot that fades into a warm floor. Redon painted it in oil around 1906, after he had given up the black charcoal drawings of his early career for colour. The painting came to the Metropolitan Museum in 1958 as a bequest from Mabel Choate, in memory of her father, Joseph Hodges Choate.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Blush pink, peach and poppy red make a light, warm picture for a bedroom, dressing room or breakfast room. Hang it with Van Gogh's Roses at 16×24 in a dark wood frame.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Symbolism painting
- Era
- 20th century (c. 1906)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- blush pink
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
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
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
