Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants
1893 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This still life by Paul Cézanne features a complex arrangement of fruits, vegetables, and household objects, reflecting the artist's meticulous study of form and composition. It showcases his distinctive brushwork and exploration of multiple viewpoints within a single frame.
Did you know?
Paul Cézanne was known for his dedication to his still lifes, sometimes spending hundreds of hours on a single painting. He would often use coins to subtly prop up fruit, allowing him to observe them from various angles and explore the illusion of depth and form on a two-dimensional surface. This painstaking process allowed him to deconstruct and reassemble visual reality, paving the way for Cubism.
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Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants
Paul Cezanne, 1893
