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Fruit Bowl on a Table

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Fruit Bowl on a Table
French: Coupe de fruits sur une table
ArtistPierre Bonnard
Yearc. 1934
MediumOil paint on canvas
MovementPost-Impressionism
Nabis
Subjectstill life with fruit (apples, grapes) and a book
Dimensions41 cm × 65.5 cm (16 in × 25.8 in)[1]
LocationMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain, Strasbourg
Accession1995

Fruit Bowl on a Table is a c. 1934 still-life oil painting by the French artist Pierre Bonnard which was bought by the city of Strasbourg in 1995 from the heiresses of Claude Roger-Marx. Today this painting is in the Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain.[1][2]

The painting, with its slightly distorted perspective and its contrast of warm colors with dark shadows displays the late Bonnard's characteristic search for new means to depict space. It is one of several still life paintings he created in that decade.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Coupe de fruits sur une table". navigart.fr/mamcs. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Hirner, Claire (February 2008). Les collections du musée d'art moderne et contemporain de la ville de Strasbourg. Strasbourg: Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. p. 86. ISBN 978-2-901833-82-6.