Le Bas purchased this painting by Vanessa Bell in 1949. Bell was associated with the art movement called Bloomsbury. It was named after the district in central London where a group of artists and intellectuals lived from 1904 to 1940. Bloomsbury artists were inspired by the Post-Impressionists and painted a variety of subjects. Matisse and Picasso, in particular, influenced Vanessa Bell’s painting.
Flowers in a Glass Vase, about 1930 oil on canvas by Vanessa Bell (1879-1961).
Bunch of flowers in a waisted glass vase which stands on a table. Flowers include hollyhock, poppy, sea holly and fuschia. Composition is framed by geometrical blocks of colour forming a central rectangle of neutral tone.
Vanessa Bell was associated with the art movement called Bloomsbury. It was named after the district in central London where a group of artists and intellectuals lived from 1904 to 1940. Bloomsbury reacted against Victorian art and introduced modern ideas into Britain. Bloomsbury artists were inspired by the Post-Impressionists and painted a variety of subjects. Matisse and Picasso, in particular, influenced Vanessa Bell’s painting.
There are these inscriptions on the exhibit:
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery collection, purchased by Edward le Bas, RA 1949
Image © 1961 Estate of Vanessa Bell / reserved
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