Mound of Butter
Antoine Vollon
Antoine Vollon
French · 1833–1900
Antoine Vollon was a French realist artist, best known as a painter of still lifes, landscapes, and figures. During his lifetime, Vollon was a successful celebrity, enjoyed an excellent reputation, and was called a "painter's painter." In 2004, New York's then-PaceWildenstein gallery suggested that his "place in the history of French painting has still not been properly assessed."
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Mound of Butter
Antoine Vollon
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Mound of Butter
Antoine Vollon
National Gallery of Art
Mound of Butter is a still life painting of a mound of butter, by the 19th-century French realist painter Antoine Vollon made between 1875 and 1885. The painting is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., with The New York Times calling it one of "Washington’s Crown Jewels". Throughout his career, Vollon was best known as a painter of still lifes, this including his landscapes and figures.
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