Still life is about more than just the objects in front of you – composition and lighting do the heavy lifting, accounting for about 70 per cent of the impact. The rest is observation and execution.

Notes Pisano, Ronald G., "The complete catalogue of known and documented work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916); volume 4. Still Lifes, Interiors, Figures, Copies of Old Masters, Drawings," New ...

Bearing a high estimate of £3 million ($3.8 million), Fleurs dans un vase (c. 1878) measures about 22 inches high and has been with the current owner only since 2019, though the vase has been in ...