Pansies

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1874

This painting shows a group of potted pansies. There is a large basket filled with yellow pansies on the left, surrounded by at least four smaller terracotta pots on the right containing purple, white, blue, and orange pansies. The flowers have black markings near the centers of their petals and are surrounded by wide green leaves. The basket and pots are placed on a flat gray surface in front of a lighter gray wall.
Artist
Henri Fantin-Latour
Date
1874
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
46.04 × 71.12 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a group of potted pansies. There is a large basket filled with yellow pansies on the left, surrounded by at least four smaller terracotta pots on the right containing purple, white, blue, and orange pansies. The flowers have black markings near the centers of their petals and are surrounded by wide green leaves. The basket and pots are placed on a flat gray surface in front of a lighter gray wall.

Henri Fantin-Latour