Fruit on a Table (Fruits sur la table)
1891 Barnes Foundation
About this artwork
This oil painting is a quintessential still life by Paul Cézanne, featuring a careful arrangement of peaches and pears on a white tablecloth, demonstrating his innovative approach to form and perspective.
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Paul Cézanne often spent hours meticulously arranging his still lifes, sometimes using artificial flowers and fruits so they wouldn't rot, allowing him to endlessly study their forms and colors. His groundbreaking technique of depicting objects from multiple perspectives simultaneously laid crucial groundwork for Cubism, radically changing how artists approached composition and reality.
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Fruit on a Table (Fruits sur la table)
Paul Cezanne, 1891
