Still Life with Quince, Apples, and Pears
This still life of fruit is by Post-Impressionist Paul Cézanne and was painted around 1885-1887. The simple still life is of quince, apples, pears, and a small, white dish on a tabletop. This painting is one of eight Cézannes bequeathed by Charles A. Loeser after his death in 1928 to the President of the United States and all his future successors. Though prolific during his lifetime, Cézanne's art did not receive much recognition or acclaim until after his death, when his influence was cited by younger artists such as Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, who moved away from the Impressionist style into new and different modes of painting.