In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Beginning around 1877, Cézanne began to experiment with an exaggerated horizontal format for his still-life painting. Almost twice as wide as it is tall, the present canvas comfortably accommodates the expanse of the oblong-shaped plate and the compote of preserves on the side. The curves of the plate, jar, and fruit are counterbalanced by the straight lines of the quatrefoil-patterned wallpaper. The broad brushwork returns to Cézanne's earlier, heavier form of facture. Simple, spare, and small, the painting may allude to the modest reputation of the still-life genre.
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Émile Bernard — Still Life with Fruit
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Pears (Poires)
Paul Cezanne — Still Life with Apples and Peaches
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Apple and Pear (Pomme et poire)
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Paul Gauguin — Fruit Dish on a Garden Chair
Henri Matisse — Blue Still Life (Nature morte bleue)
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Oranges and Bananas (Oranges et bana
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