Nature morte: Pommes et poires dans un panier rond (1872)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903)

Nature morte: Pommes et poires dans un panier rond (Still Life: Apples and Pears in a Round Basket)
1872
Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 55.2 cm
Princeton University Art MuseumPrinceton

One of Pissarro’s rare still lifes, this work dates from the year after his move to Pontoise, a village north of Paris. Cézanne, who regarded Pissarro as a father figure, also moved there in 1872, and the two painters often worked side by side outdoors, experimenting with the Impressionist techniques pioneered by some of their friends. Although this still life was painted indoors, it exhibits Pissarro’s use of visible brushstrokes and the colorful cast shadows that are among the hallmarks of the Impressionist style. (PUAM)