1893, Paul Cezanne, Ginger Pot with Pomegranate and Pears -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the museum label:
Throughout his career, Cezanne painted still lifes filled with modest objects from his home. Examples from the 1890s show him using a lighter palette and widening the space around the objects and the table, taking in more of the room. He meticulously set up fruits of contrasting color, tilting and balancing them using coins or other items to explore line, volume, and depth. Of his almost 190 still lifes, Cezanne painted the ginger pot (a popular decorative jar) at least six times. The red band at the bottom right indicates the ornamental wall treatment at Jas de Bouffan, where this work was painted. The fabric in the background is the same textile featured in Seated Woman in Blue.
Claude Monet purchased this painting in 1898, four years after Cezanne's visit to Giverny, Monet's home. Phillips knew the work and saw it displayed with Self-Portrait in MoMA's inaugural exhibition. With financial assistance from his nephew, Gifford Phillips, Duncan Phillips acquired the painting from Wildenstein Galleries for $40,000 in 1939, and it went on view that fall.
This picture has remained in pristine condition in large part because Monet purchased it directly from the artist and displayed it in his bedroom for decades. Along the lower left quadrant are unpainted portions of the off-white ground layer. Infrared imaging reveals that Cezanne initially sketched the composition using graphite pencil, as underdrawing appears around the pears and in the folds of the drapery.
1893, Paul Cezanne, Ginger Pot with Pomegranate and Pears -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the museum label:
Throughout his career, Cezanne painted still lifes filled with modest objects from his home. Examples from the 1890s show him using a lighter palette and widening the space around the objects and the table, taking in more of the room. He meticulously set up fruits of contrasting color, tilting and balancing them using coins or other items to explore line, volume, and depth. Of his almost 190 still lifes, Cezanne painted the ginger pot (a popular decorative jar) at least six times. The red band at the bottom right indicates the ornamental wall treatment at Jas de Bouffan, where this work was painted. The fabric in the background is the same textile featured in Seated Woman in Blue.
Claude Monet purchased this painting in 1898, four years after Cezanne's visit to Giverny, Monet's home. Phillips knew the work and saw it displayed with Self-Portrait in MoMA's inaugural exhibition. With financial assistance from his nephew, Gifford Phillips, Duncan Phillips acquired the painting from Wildenstein Galleries for $40,000 in 1939, and it went on view that fall.
This picture has remained in pristine condition in large part because Monet purchased it directly from the artist and displayed it in his bedroom for decades. Along the lower left quadrant are unpainted portions of the off-white ground layer. Infrared imaging reveals that Cezanne initially sketched the composition using graphite pencil, as underdrawing appears around the pears and in the folds of the drapery.