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Still life with Apples
original title
Still life with Apples
The artwork
date
1839-1906
details
Oil on canvas
Links
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Paul Cézanne
Why we love it
Apples were at the centre of Cézanne’s attention for a number of reasons. Not only are they beautiful in colour, but in comparison with other fruit they are more varied.
The artist was attracted to the simplicity and completeness of their form. apples do not spoil quickly. With his prolonged work he had to take this quality into consideration.
At some level the motivating factor for the use of the apples was the meaning hidden in them.
The apple is a symbol of Venus and an attribute of Eve. The passions that had from youth tormented Cézanne, a fear of women that was almost pathological, found expression in a number of his works.
Stories
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
Common English-language proverb that appeared in the 19th century, “if one eats healthy foods, one will remain in good health and will not need to see the doctor often.
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