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)
See also:
• Courtier, Albert (1844-1922)