Still Life with Grapes and Flowers
Mélanie de Comoléra (French, 1789-1854)
c. 1827
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
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About this work
In this exquisite still life, Mélanie de Comoléra skillfully depicted a variety of flowers, fruits, and other luxury objects. On a marble ledge sits a wide bowl, overflowing with grapes and plums. Behind it, a glass pitcher holds a mix of colorful flowers. In the foreground, key limes and jalapeño peppers, botanical species that are not indigenous to Europe, evoke themes of colonialism and global trade.
Mélanie de Comoléra studied and worked in France before moving to London, where she made this painting. The artist established a successful career there and became the official painter to the Duchess of Clarence (later Queen Adelaide) and Queen Victoria.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 40.7 × 32.7 cm (16 1/16 × 12 7/8 in.)
Museum record · 2 owners
Provenance
- Julian Simmons (born 1952), UK, c. 2005.
- Private collection (probably Steve Case and Jean Villanueva), Merrywood Estate, McClean, VA; sold, Potomack Company, Merrywood Estate Collection, Jan. 26, 2022, lot 500, to Sahen Fine Art, Paris; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.
