"Still Life with Mustard Pot," Henri Fantin-Latour, 1860.

Although a great friend of the early Impressionists, Fantin-Latour was a conservative artist himself, although there's nothing wrong with that. This early still life has a glorious simplicity and attention to detail that I find most appealing. It's almost Zen in its study of white and gray, and the colors from the cutlery are not jarring in the least. Very nice.

From the National Gallery, Washington, DC

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Today's Flick photo with the most hits: this still life by Fantin-Latour, in the Art Institute, Chicago.

It was the sugar bowl, for me 🤩

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