Victor Vignon
Still Life with Oranges
1879-1888
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 13 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (33.7 x 41.9 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.279
A student of Camille Corot in the late 1860s, Vignon forms a link between the artists of the French Barbizon School and the Impressionists. During the 1870s, he befriended both Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne and exhibited in four of the eight Impressionist exhibitions. Vignon's landscapes and still lifes for which he is best known are marked by broken brushwork and a light, colorful palette placing him well within the ranks of the avant-garde in late 19th century France.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #203.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "From Ingres to Gauguin", November 13-December 30, 1951, cat. #144.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Still Life Fruit and Flowers", March 7-April 4, 1961, cat. #32.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #272.
"Still Life and Flowers", Circ. by the Maryland Arts Council, May-November, 1967, cat. #24.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1984-August 1, 1986.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art organized, "The Art of Still Life from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Academy Art Museum, Easton, August 3-October 6, 2007; and Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, August 25, 2010-October 10, 2010.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "From Ingres to Gauguin", November 13-December 30, 1951, cat. #144.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Still Life Fruit and Flowers", March 7-April 4, 1961, cat. #32.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #272.
"Still Life and Flowers", Circ. by the Maryland Arts Council, May-November, 1967, cat. #24.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1984-August 1, 1986.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art organized, "The Art of Still Life from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Academy Art Museum, Easton, August 3-October 6, 2007; and Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, August 25, 2010-October 10, 2010.
Inscribed: FACE: BR, 'V..Vignon'. VERSO, FRAME: CR, 'Succession G.A. Lucas...'; 'BMA cat.# 27('3' scribbled out)2'
