Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890)
Nature morte, panier de pommes (Still Life, Basket of Apples)
1887
Oil on canvas, 46.7 x 55.3 cm
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
The bounty of nature is suggested in this view of 10 apples in a wicker basket. The red outlines of the apples complement their green texture while the blue-violet shadows offset the dominant golden-yellow color of the composition. Vincent van Gogh rarely signed his paintings but here used only his first name as a signature. This work is one of a series of still lifes that the artist painted in Paris in 1887. (SLAM)