Still life with milk pot and fruits on a table
1890 National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
About this artwork
This still life by Paul Cézanne features a white milk jug adorned with a floral motif, surrounded by an assortment of apples, oranges, a lemon, and smaller fruits arranged on a dark tabletop. The background is a muted green-blue, with a distinct horizontal line suggesting a wall meeting the table.
Did you know?
Paul Cézanne was famously dedicated to painting still lifes, returning to the same arrangements countless times to explore light, form, and color. His innovative technique of depicting objects from multiple viewpoints simultaneously, and breaking them down into geometric forms, was groundbreaking and profoundly influenced the development of Cubism and modern art.
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Still life with milk pot and fruits on a table
Paul Cezanne, 1890
