毛利斯·德·弗拉芒克

露絲·莫里斯·白克文醫生，紐約
普爾斯畫廊，紐約（1937年，清單品號6135）
胡博·蘭伯格，康涅狄格州里奇菲爾德（1958年購自上述畫廊）
私人收藏（購於1966年）；售出：紐約蘇富比，1990年5月18日，拍品編號395
私人收藏，倫敦

The canvas has not been lined. Under ultraviolet light some small areas appear to fluoresce, notably in the lower right of the bouquet and in the dark pigments below the flowers. These could be minor retouches addressing thinness but are likely attributable to the artist's original pigments. This painting is in very good condition, with beautifully preserved impasto, and is ready to hang.
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此幅靜物畫約於1937年完成，其下筆強勢厚重，用色大膽，彰顯弗拉芒克晚期風格。

毛利斯·德·弗拉芒克原為單車愛好者、音樂家和作家，1900年在兵役期間與安德烈·德安同用一個工作室後轉向繪畫。透過德安，他體驗到色彩的力量。1901年，弗拉芒克在巴黎伯恩海姆·冉內畫廊欣賞到梵谷作品展，進一步激起他對繪畫的興趣。之後，德安更把他介紹給馬蒂斯，三人的作品在1904年的秋季沙龍中亮相，他們都被半嘲諷地冠上了「野獸」（Fauve）畫家的稱號。弗拉芒克在1907年看過塞尚的回顧展後，興趣從顏色轉向結構。他並沒有像畢加索和布拉克般走向立體主義，而是用一種較為寫實的手法把風景或靜物戲劇性的繪出，表現力極強。1917年起，弗拉芒克在諾曼底的瓦蒙杜瓦置房，在那裡繼續創作靜物花卉和當地風景等其最喜愛的主題，畫風依舊鮮豔奪目。