The artwork “Still Life Apples and a Glass” by Paul Cezanne was created in 1873 and executed in oil on canvas. This painting is rooted in the Romanticism movement and is categorized under the genre of still life. It currently resides within a private collection.
The artwork depicts a simple arrangement consisting of apples and a glass on a plate. The compositional elements are placed against a dark background that contrasts with the light surface upon which the objects are set. The apples exhibit a richness of color, rendered with nuanced red and yellow tones that suggest volume and texture. Meanwhile, the glass, with its delicate reflections and subtle transparencies, adds a sense of material contrast against the opaque fruit and the floral design on the plate. The artist’s brushwork appears free and unrestrained, providing texture and a lively surface to the composition. The table knife, placed horizontally at the edge of the plate, introduces a linear element that anchors the scene, creating balance within the visual narrative. Cezanne’s use of light and shadow gives vitality to the objects, suggesting a moment captured in time, revealing his mastery in rendering the elements of a still life with both intimacy and intensity.
