Fruits et pot sur une table
circa 1890
Paul Cézanne turns a simple bowl of fruit into a geometric puzzle in this Post-Impressionist masterpiece. Notice how the table edge seems to tilt and shift? That wasn't a mistake; Cézanne was experimenting with showing multiple viewpoints at once, paving the way for Cubism. He treated the oranges and apples not just as food, but as spheres and cylinders, famously declaring he wanted to 'astonish Paris with an apple.' His thick, blocky brushstrokes build the scene up like a mosaic of color.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
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