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paperback. Condition: Very Good. SAMP - Societe des Amis des Musées de Poitiers [Published Date: 2016]. Softcover, 24 x 21 cm; 136 pp. Text in French. In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers with French flaps have light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. This richly illustrated catalog documents the still life (nature morte) paintings held by the Musée Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France. Initiated by the SAMP, the book explores around fifty works spanning the 17th to 20th centuries, from Dutch Baroque compositions to 19th-century French flower arrangements and modern interpretations. The introductory texts provide historical context, tracing the genre's evolution and stylistic shifts, while individual entries detail the artists, provenance, and iconography of each painting. Notable artists include Ambrosius Bosschaert, Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, Alexandre Legrand, Helene Bon-Desbenoit, and Maurice Mazo, among others. Includes artist biographies, a comprehensive inventory of works, and a bibliography. [From back cover] Une initiative des Amis des Musees de Poitiers. De l'intimite des salons hollandais du XVII' a la quietude des salons bourgeois des XIX et XX siecles, les natures mortes, evocations de la vie silencieuse des choses, offrent une tres grande variete de sujets et de themes. Fruit du travail de membres de la SAMP, e travers l'etude et l'analyse d'un choix d'une cinquantaine de toiles issues des collections des Musees de Poitiers, cet ouvrage brosse une breve histoire du genre et de la diversité des courants picturaux auquel il se rattache. Complete par le repertoire exhaustif des oeuvres conservees par les Musees de Poitiers, suivi d'un index des artistes cites et d'une bibliographie succincte, il constitue le guide indispensable pour comprendre et apprecier les natures mortes du Musée Sainte-Croix de Poitiers.