Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894)
Fruits à l’étalage (Fruit displayed on a stand)
c.1881–1882
Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 100.6 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Caillebotte delighted in unusual vantage points and compositions. This close-up view of fruit stacked on a market stand creates a bold pattern of repeated forms and colors, while the sensuous brushstrokes suggest the lusciousness of the fruit. A loyal and well-to-do member of the Impressionist group, Caillebotte bequeathed his extensive painting collection to the state. It became the nucleus of the Impressionist collection now in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. (MFA)