Paul Gauguin,Still Life with Teapot and Fruit, 1896,oil on canvas
One of Paul Gauguin's most treasured possessions was a painting by Cezanne,Still Life with Fruit Dish,which he emulates in this picture.Within a similarly compressed space,Gauguin substituted mangoes for Cezanne's apples and a Tahitian styled print cloth for a French floral wallpaper design.One significant departure is the human figure in the upper right glimpsed through a door or window.The year after he completed this work Gauguin's finances were so dire that he arranged for the sale of his prized Cézanne.
Paul Gauguin,Still Life with Teapot and Fruit, 1896,oil on canvas
One of Paul Gauguin's most treasured possessions was a painting by Cezanne,Still Life with Fruit Dish,which he emulates in this picture.Within a similarly compressed space,Gauguin substituted mangoes for Cezanne's apples and a Tahitian styled print cloth for a French floral wallpaper design.One significant departure is the human figure in the upper right glimpsed through a door or window.The year after he completed this work Gauguin's finances were so dire that he arranged for the sale of his prized Cézanne.