The artwork entitled “Still Life with Vegetables and Fruit” was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1885 in Nuenen, Netherlands. This oil on canvas piece aligns with the Realism art movement and belongs to the still life genre. Presently, the artwork is housed in the Van Gogh Museum located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The artwork depicts an assortment of vegetables and fruits meticulously arranged on a surface. The composition features elements such as pears, a cabbage, potatoes, and another root vegetable, all rendered with a subdued color palette and strong contrasts of light and shadow. The natural textures of the produce are emphasized through Van Gogh’s adept use of brushstrokes, creating a lifelike representation. The dark, earthy tones and sparse background further focus attention on the tactile quality and form of the fruits and vegetables, embodying the Realist tradition of precise and truthful depiction of ordinary subjects.
