The Buffet
1877 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
About this artwork
This still life features a table laden with fruit, a bottle of wine, and a glass, alongside a plate of biscuits and a rumpled white tablecloth. A shelf above displays cups and more fruit, all rendered with distinct, deliberate brushstrokes characteristic of the artist's style.
Did you know?
Paul Cézanne was revolutionary in his approach to still life, often spending hundreds of sessions arranging and painting a single setup. He famously said, "With an apple I will astonish Paris." His meticulous process aimed to reveal the underlying geometric forms of objects, paving the way for Cubism and forever changing how artists perceived and depicted the world around them.
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The Buffet
Paul Cezanne, 1877
