You may know that DailyArt is being created in Poland. As Poles, we have a thing about oranges and mandarins during winter, especially Christmas. During the communist period (1945–1989), when nothing was possible to buy, citruses were seen as wonderful rare treasures. This is probably why I felt today should be a day with Paul Cézanne's tasty fruits.
Although Cézanne had painted still lifes from the beginning of his career, it was only in his later years that the genre took on a central role in his work. Apples and Oranges belongs to this mature period, part of a series of six still lifes created in 1899 in his Parisian studio. Each piece features the same set of objects: earthenware dishes and a jug with a floral motif. The arrangement of these objects remains consistent across the series, with a draped cloth closing off the perspective—a nod to the Flemish still lifes of the 17th century. Cézanne's innovative spatial construction and his unique perception of the objects’ relationships, however, add a dynamic quality, showcasing his fundamentally pictorial approach.
P.S. A shy man he was, Cézanne loved to paint fruits. Here's all you need to know about Cezanne's fruit paintings.
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