Still Life with Asparagus by Philippe Rousseau, c. 1880. oil on fabric. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Still Life with Asparagus · Philippe Rousseau · c. 1880 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Still Life with Asparagus

Philippe Rousseau

Year
c. 1880
Medium
oil on fabric
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

Philippe Rousseau painted “Still Life with Asparagus” around c. 1880. The subject is a simple bundle of asparagus on a table. Oil on fabric.

The asparagus spears lie casually across each other. They cast soft shadows on the surface. The handling of light suggests a quiet interior setting.

Rousseau was a French artist known for still life paintings. He lived and worked primarily in France throughout the 19th century.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.284

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