La Nature Morte: From Chardin to the Abstract

About the exhibition

Wildenstein Galleries presented La Nature Morte, from Chardin to the Abstract, in New York in 1930. The exhibition’s stated subject was still life; its documented paintings include flowers, tabletop arrangements and objects treated by artists working in different styles. Examples securely identified in the museum’s object histories are Henri Matisse’s Pot of Geraniums (1912; oil on linen) and Georges Braque’s Peonies (1926; oil on wood). The connected works form a partial checklist; exact opening and closing days are not established by this evidence.

Also recorded as: "La Nature Morte" from Chardin to the Abstract. Wildenstein Galleries, New York