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Still Life with Quince, Apples, and Pears - Paul Cezanne

Still Life with Quince, Apples, and Pears - Paul Cezanne

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George Bothamley
Mar 10, 2023
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Paul Cezanne once wrote “With an apple, I will astonish Paris”

And with the colour he captures here, perhaps we can see why.

Paul Cézanne | Still Life with Quince, Apples, and Pears (ca. 1885-87) |  Artsy

With a simply bowl of fruit - Cezanne captivates us with their sheer luminosity. Playing with colour, and giving them a pulsating soul which very few still life painters had ever managed before.

No, it is not a narrative work. There …

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