Strawberries and Almonds (Fraises et amandes)
1897
Oil on canvas
18.2 × 32.5 cm (7.2 × 12.8 in)
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Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · verified July 2026
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A small pile of strawberries and some leafy unpeeled almonds rests on an undulating white cloth. The orange-red background matches the strawberries' glowing flesh and accentuates the horizontality of the canvas. The scene may evoke a reclining nude: Renoir wrote that he painted botanical subjects as "research of flesh tones," and that he wanted to paint women "like beautiful fruits."
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