Apple

  • Stillleben mit Tuch, Blumen im Krug, Apfel und Behälter auf Tisch (1909-1910)

    Stillleben mit Tuch, Blumen im Krug, Apfel und Behälter auf Tisch (1909-1910)

    Alexej von Jawlensky (Russian, 1864–1941)

    A rumpled tablecloth cradles a jug of bold flowers, their petals almost vibrating against the muted background. Nearby, an apple and a simple container sit quietly, their forms distilled to essential shapes. Color hums with quiet intensity, turning an ordinary still life into something charged and alive.

  • Still Life with Apples and Pitcher (1872)

    Still Life with Apples and Pitcher (1872)

    Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

    Sunlight glows through ripe apples clustered beside a simple pitcher. Brushstrokes blur the line between fruit and vessel, their forms dissolving into dappled color. The ordinary becomes luminous—weightless yet solid, fleeting yet enduring.

  • Still life with apples and bananas (1905)

    Still life with apples and bananas (1905)

    Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876–1907)

    Thick brushstrokes carve out apples and bananas on a muted table. The fruit feels heavy, almost tangible—their weight pressing against the canvas. Shadows pool beneath them, deepening the quiet tension between ripeness and decay. No flourish, just raw presence. A simple arrangement that hums with quiet intensity.

  • The Gilded Apple (1899)

    The Gilded Apple (1899)

    Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (English, 1872–1945)

    A golden apple gleams in shadowed hands, its burnished surface catching the light like forbidden knowledge. The air hums with unspoken myth—temptation, discord, destiny cradled in a single gilded curve.