"It's a type of experience that some painters have: a need to ... get at the essence of what painting is, even if it's just using an apple."
Artist Maureen Gallace reflects on Paul Cézanne's still life paintings with apples in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.
About the Artist
Maureen Gallace, born in 1960, is an American landscape painter.
Maureen Gallace (American, born 1959)
Rainbow Road, Martha’s Vineyard, 2015
Oil on panel; 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm). Courtesy of 303 Gallery, New York © Maureen Gallace