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Still Life with Teapot and Fruit

1896
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 822
One of Gauguin’s most treasured possessions was a painting by Cézanne, Still Life with Fruit Dish (1879–80, now Museum of Modern Art, New York ), which he emulates in this picture. Within a similarly compressed space, Gauguin substituted mangoes for Cézanne’s apples and a Tahitian-style printed cloth for a French floral wallpaper design. One significant departure is the human figure at the upper right, glimpsed through a door or window. The year after he completed this work, Gauguin’s finances were so dire that he arranged for the sale of his prized Cézanne.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Still Life with Teapot and Fruit
  • Artist: Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands)
  • Date: 1896
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 18 3/4 x 26 in. (47.6 x 66 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1997, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
  • Object Number: 1997.391.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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