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Paul Cézanne / Apples and Oranges
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Apples and Oranges

c. 1899 · Oil on canvas

Apples and oranges seem to roll right off the table in a still life that defies the rules of perspective.

ArtistPPaul Cézanne
MuseumMMusée d'Orsay
MovementPPost-Impressionism
LocationParis, France
Genrestill life
Dimensions74 × 93 cm
SourceWikidata Q3873326

Why it matters

Apples and oranges are arranged with a pitcher. Cézanne painted it a few months after a similar still life with the same objects.

Did you know?

  • It dates from around 1899.
  • Count Isaac de Camondo bequeathed it to the Louvre in 1908.
  • It is now in the Musée d'Orsay.

Based on the Wikipedia article Still Life with Apples and Oranges (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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