The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Still Life with Asparagus
c. 1880
Location: not on view
Description
Rousseau was profoundly influenced by the atmospheric still lifes of Jean Siméon Chardin (1699-1779), whom the artist and other French painters like François Bonvin (1817-1877) rediscovered in the mid-1800s. A comparison with Chardin's work, also shown in this gallery, indicates that Rousseau similarly depicted foodstuffs on a simple kitchen table, concentrating on rich textures and restrained colors.- After 1880- ?Alfred Arago [1815-1892], Paris?Charles Guérin, Lyon1977(Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 9-10, 1977 (no. 100), sold to Galerie Galerie Brame-Lorenceau)1977(Galerie Brame-Lorenceau, Paris, sold to Noah L. Butkin and Muriel S. Butkin)1977-1980Noah L. [1918-1980] and Muriel S. Butkin [1915-2008], Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art as a result of disclaimer by Muriel S. Butkin1980-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OHProvenance Footnotes1 Inscribed “à son ami A Arago,” this painting was given by Rousseau to his friend, Alfred Arago. Arago was a student of Delaroche and painted genre, history, and landscape paintings. In 1853, during the most successful period in Rousseau’s career, Arago became Inspecteur des Beaux-Arts, an important post in the fine arts administration. Thus, the painting may have been not only a token of friendship but also a demonstration of Rousseau’s appreciation for Arago’s service.2 Bernard Lorenceau of Galerie Brame-Lorenceau furnished CMA with the name Charles Guérin, whom Lorenceau identified as a professor in Lyon who had died by 1983.3 The names of the consignors to this sale are not disclosed in the catalogue, which identifies the listed works only as coming from the “collection de Madame X et divers amateurs.” There are no specific indications that Guérin consigned any paintings to this sale, so the source of Rousseau’s painting remains unknown.
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