Still-Life with Apples
Pierre Auguste Renoir
French, 1841–1919
Details
Title
Still-Life with Apples
Artist/Maker
Pierre Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
Date
ca. 1890
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 20 3/4 inches
Credit
Gift of Micheline and Bob Gerson
Accession #
2008.166
Location
Currently not on view
While celebrated for his expressive portraits and vibrant outdoor scenes, Renoir, like his fellow Impressionists, turned to painting still lifes as both an exercise in light and form and because they were very marketable. Still Life with Apples is a beautiful example of Renoir’s late painterly technique and his ability to capture a few apples placed on a table and filled with the warm glow of summer.