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Bowl of Apples on a Table
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Bowl of Apples on a Table

Artist Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954)
Date1916
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions45 1/4 × 35 1/4 in. (114.9 × 89.5 cm)
Overall, Frame: 57 1/4 × 46 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (145.4 × 118.1 × 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsModern art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.515
Terms
  • Fruit
  • Still life
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Light green
  • Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas still life painting of a bowl of apples on a pedestal. The pedestal is tipped forward, giving a completely flattened look to the painting. It has bright, vibrant colors with heavy black outlining.

Label TextHenri Matisse French, 1869–1954 Bowl of Apples on a Table, 1916 Oil on canvas Are paintings meant to accurately reproduce the visible world, or should the artist focus more on creating a pleasing arrangement of shapes and forms? Here, Henri Matisse shows us that a painting can do both. We recognize the bowl of apples on the table, and we may guess that the shapes on the left are the shutters on a window. Matisse tells us just enough to ground us in a familiar world. But he also flattens his space so that the elements of his composition seem to sit on the surface of the canvas. In the process, his wonderfully rich and resonant palette takes on a life of its own. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.515

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