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From 1879 to 1880, Claude Monet was keen to paint still lifes, knowing that still lifes were easier to sell than his landscapes. In Apples and Grapes, however, he employs the intricacy of colour, light and texture seen in his most “impressionist” landscapes. This is especially evident in large canvases – the pulsating light of the horizontal brushstrokes (indicating the folds on the tablecloth) is reminiscent of his earlier paintings, in which Monet used similarly colourful short horizontal strokes to suggest Ripples of water in sunlight.
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66.5 × 82.5 cm
Impressionism
Art Institute of Chicago
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