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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Bowl, Figs, and Apples (Écuelle, figues et pommes)

1916
Oil on canvas
20.3 × 38.1 cm (8 × 15 in)

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Bowl, Figs, and Apples was among the more than 800 canvases left in Renoir's studio at his death in 1919. The dainty porcelain tureen at center blends into a cluster of fruits so ripe that haloes of color escape the boundaries of their solid forms. This small study was cut from a larger canvas containing several others. The inscription "OVER VICTROLA" on the back, made by Dr. Barnes or one of his assistants, refers to the integration of the painting into its ensemble at the Barnes Foundation.

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