Provenance
Paul Guillaume (1891-1934), Paris, by May 1928 [this and the two following according to Getty Provenance Index, Knoedler Stock Book 8, Page 41, Row 51, Stock No. A192, copy in curatorial object file]; M. Knoedler and Company, New York, by Nov. 1928; sold to Emily Crane Chadbourne (1871-1964), Washington, D.C. and Stone Ridge, NY, Nov. 23, 1928; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1953.
Accession Number
79021
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
33 × 24.1 cm (13 × 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
Background & Context
Background Story
Henri Rousseau's Dahlia and Daisies in a Vase (c. 1904) is an oil on canvas still life. The flowers are arranged in a vase, rendered with precise detailed attention. The dahlias and daisies are depicted with almost botanical precision. The palette is bright and varied. Rousseau's still lifes are less famous than his jungle scenes but reveal the same combination of naive vision and careful observation.
Cultural Impact
Rousseau's still lifes demonstrate the range of his artistic vision, showing his naive style applied to traditional subjects.
Why It Matters
This still life of dahlias and daisies captures Rousseau's unique vision, the precise rendering transforming a simple vase of flowers into naive beauty.
