Fish
1871-1875
Antoine Vollon
French, 1833-1900
European Art
Antoine Vollon depicted this mound of freshly caught fish in a dynamic manner that merges his subject with the substance and movement of paint itself. Slippery fish are evoked in long brushstrokes and touches of color, while a wicker basket and bed of reeds are partially conjured through marks that appear to have been scratched into the still-wet paint with the brush handle.
- Maker/Artist
- Vollon, Antoine
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Locations
- Place made: France
- Dimensions
- 12 7/8 x 18 3/8 in. (32.7 x 46.7 cm) frame: 23 5/8 × 29 3/8 × 4 1/4 in. (60 × 74.6 × 10.8 cm)
- Departments
- European Art
- Accession Number
- 19.86
- Credit Line
- Gift of William A. Putnam and Walter H. Crittenden
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- European Art Galleries, 5th floor
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