Patrick Henry Bruce
Still Life: Flowers in a Vase
1905-1915
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Patrick Henry Bruce
Still Life: Flowers in a Vase
1905-1915
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Unframed: 21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (54.9 x 46 cm) Framed: 29 x 25 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (73.7 x 64.8 x 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.316
Bright blooms and open, unpainted areas of canvas reflect Patrick Henry Bruce’s study of works by French artists Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) and Henri Matisse (1869-1954). This floral still life is from a series that the American artist produced from 1907 to 1912 following his move to Paris in 1903. Etta and Claribel Cone, Baltimore-based collectors and patrons of Matisse, purchased the work from Bruce shortly after it was completed.
In France, Bruce was quickly accepted into the Parisian art world, exhibiting regularly until 1930. Experiencing poverty and suffering from mental and physical health concerns, Bruce returned to New York in 1936 and took his own life later that year.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; Cone Collection by 1924
Still Life: Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art
Cézanne and American Modernism
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Charcoal Club, "Fourth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art under the Auspices of the Charcoal Club and the Peabody Institute," Baltimore: The Charcoal Club, 1913, no. 19 (published as "Nature Morte").
J. O. L., "Show of Paintings at Peabody Fine," "The Evening Sun," March 5, 1913 (published as "Nature Morte").
"Baltimore Women Own Large Collection of Matisse Works," "The Baltimore Sun," December 14, 1924, p. M20.
"Still Life and Flowers," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, p. 12, no. 5 (published as "Flowers in a Vase").
Kenneth H. Cook, "Patrick Henry Bruce: Artist was Native of Campbell County," "News & Record, South Boston, VA," October 31, 1974, P. 2D, ill. (published as "Flowers in a Vase").
William C. Agee & Barbara Rose, "Patrick Henry Bruce: American Modernist: A Catalogue Raisonné," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1979, p. 162, no. B20, ill. (published as "Still Life").
Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 150, 168, 170.
Gail Stavitsky and Katherine Rothkopf, eds., "Cézanne and American Modernism," Montclair, NJ: Montclair Art Museum and The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2009, pp. 180, 184, 369, p. 184, ill.
"Catalogue, 8th Exposition," Salon d'Automne, October 1- November 8, 1910, no. 162, p. 72.
Hilton Kramer, "Patrick H. Bruce, artist rediscovered," New York Times, no date.
Hilton Kramer, "Patrick H. Bruce, artist rediscovered," New York Times, no date.
Inscribed: Recto: Lower right in graphite, "P. H. Bruce"
On View at the BMA
