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Paul Cézanne

Apples and Cloth (Pommes et tapis)

1893–1894
Oil on canvas
26 × 36.3 cm (10.2 × 14.3 in)

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This small still life represents one of Cézanne's hallmark subjects—apples—along with an orange and lemon meticulously arrayed in front of a pyramid of blue patterned fabric. The warm colors of the fruit stand out against the cool tones of the cloth. The top corners and bottom edge of the canvas are left bare, showing the light ground layer Cézanne used as the foundation for his color contrasts. It is not known whether the artist intentionally left the composition in this state or whether it is unfinished.

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