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Flowers

Flowers

(French, 1807–1876)
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions40 x 25.1 cm (15 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Ellen F. Moseley
Accession number24.236
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Description
Diaz was a member of the Barbizon School, a group of French landscape painters who were important precursors of the Impressionists. This flower piece, one of only a few by Diaz, is painted with his characteristic vigorous brushwork and interest in generalizing individual forms into broad areas of color. The high-keyed pastel colors suggest Diaz’s early training as a porcelain decorator.
InscriptionsLower right: N. Diaz.
Provenance1899, possibly by inheritance from Alexander H. Moseley (b. 1822 - d. 1899), Boston, to his daughter, Ellen Frances Moseley (b. 1849 - d. 1924), Boston; 1924, bequest of Ellen F. Moseley to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1924)