Asters and Fruit on a Table, 1868, Oil on canvas, 22 3/8 x 21 5/8 in. (56. 8 x 54. 9 cm), Paintings, Henri Fantin-Latour (French, Grenoble 1836?1904 Bure), Edwin and Ruth Edwards, the English patrons and dealers of Fantin's work, recommended that the artist always use simple vases and plain tabletops in his still lifes in order to show to advantage his great skill in rendering texture and color