Maurice de Vlaminck
Vase with Flowers
1923-1933
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Maurice de Vlaminck
Vase with Flowers
1923-1933
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 24 3/16 x 20 in. (61.4 x 50.8 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, Bequest of Frederic W. Cone
Object Number
1950.304
Towards the end of his career, Vlaminck entered an expressive, more realist phase in which he painted landscapes and still lifes using subdued tones and variegated brushwork. In this elegant work, flowers in a vase are in full bloom, some reflecting the green of the foliage. Depth is achieved by the placement of the arrangement on an angled tabletop that recedes into the background. A soft light falls from right to left, gently illuminating the simple setting.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, by bequest, 1944; Frederic W. Cone, by purchase, October 25, 1929; Le Portique, Paris
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture", April 1, 1930-December 1, 1930, no. 60. (Exhibited as "Flowers")
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 95.
The Baltimore Museum of Art "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, October 23, 1953-November 22, 1953.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Art of Still Life from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD, August 3, 2007-October 6, 2007; Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, August 25, 2010-October 10, 2010.
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7, 1949-December 31, 1949, no. 95.
The Baltimore Museum of Art "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, October 23, 1953-November 22, 1953.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Art of Still Life from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD, August 3, 2007-October 6, 2007; Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, August 25, 2010-October 10, 2010.
"In the Cone Collection at the Museum Next Month," "The Baltimore Sun," March 23, 1930, p. P2. (Published as "Flowers, by Kisling")
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection of Modern Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, pp. 6, 14, no. 60, ill. (Published as "Flowers")
Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 26. (Published as "Fleurs Dans un Vase")
George Boas, Adelyn D. Breeskin, and J.G. D'Arcy Paul, "Selections from the Cone Collection," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," October 1949, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 22.
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 41, no. 123.
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, p. 69, no. 113.
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, p. 182.
Inscribed: Recto: Lower left, in black paint, "Vlaminck" Verso: The painting has been wax lined and there are no visible inscriptions. Frame Inscriptions Verso: Top horizontal rail, in black grease pencil, "B S345 Miss Etta Cone 32"
