Naturaleza muerta con mostacero

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1860

We look down at the end of a narrow table at a white plate, pot, knife, and spoon set on the white tablecloth in this horizontal still life painting. The table angles from the top left down into the bottom right of the composition, and the corners of the table itself are cut off by the right and bottom edges of the canvas. At the left, a white ceramic vessel with a lid topped by a teardrop-shaped knob sits on a white saucer. The lid is notched and the handle of a utensil sticks out. To the right, a round white plate rests partly off the edge of the table. On the plate is a golden-yellow spoon positioned with its handle extending to the lower right. A black-handled knife lies across the rims of the plate, its dark blade angled upright and casting a long shadow behind it. The triangular slice of background above the tablecloth is a deep reddish brown. The brushstrokes are visible throughout the painting, and the surface has fine cracks.
Artista
Henri Fantin-Latour
Fecha
1860
Tipo
Pintura
Técnica
Óleo sobre lienzo
Medidas
26,04 × 40,01 cm
Colección
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licencia
Dominio público, CC0

Descripción de la imagen

We look down at the end of a narrow table at a white plate, pot, knife, and spoon set on the white tablecloth in this horizontal still life painting. The table angles from the top left down into the bottom right of the composition, and the corners of the table itself are cut off by the right and bottom edges of the canvas. At the left, a white ceramic vessel with a lid topped by a teardrop-shaped knob sits on a white saucer. The lid is notched and the handle of a utensil sticks out. To the right, a round white plate rests partly off the edge of the table. On the plate is a golden-yellow spoon positioned with its handle extending to the lower right. A black-handled knife lies across the rims of the plate, its dark blade angled upright and casting a long shadow behind it. The triangular slice of background above the tablecloth is a deep reddish brown. The brushstrokes are visible throughout the painting, and the surface has fine cracks.

Henri Fantin-Latour