Bouquet of Small Chrysanthemums (Léon Bonvin)
Bouquet of Small Chrysanthemums is a mid 19th century still life watercolor by Léon Bonvin. The drawing, which depicts a vase of flowers set on a table, is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]
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| Artist | Léon Bonvin |
| Year | 1862 |
| Medium | Watercolor, gouache |
| Dimensions | 15.5 cm × 14.9 cm (6.1 in × 5.9 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Accession | 1996.296 |
Poor and largely self-taught, Bonvin, born in Vaugirard near Paris, went largely unrecognized by the art world and hung himself in 1866 at the age of 32.[2]
References
- "Bouquet of Small Chrysanthemums". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- "Léon Bonvin". The J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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