Apples
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Details
- Artist
- Paul Cézanne
- Date
- 1878–79
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 9 x 13 in. (22.9 x 33 cm)
- Department
- European Paintings
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr. Purchase Fund, 1961
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Still Life Both · 99%
The image clearly depicts multiple apples arranged as the primary subject, and the museum catalog identifies the work as a still life titled Apples.
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Food Both · 98%
Several recognizable apples occupy the composition, directly supporting the food subject category; the catalog title is Apples.
Visual Qualities
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Rough Visual · 94%
The surface shows clearly legible, irregular, layered brushstrokes across the apples and surrounding ground.
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Earth Tones Visual · 90%
Muted blue-gray, beige, ocher, olive, orange, and red passages dominate the composition, producing an earthy overall palette despite several brighter yellow and red accents.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Both · 99%
The image is visibly a painted composition, and the museum classifies the work as Painting/Paintings.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The museum identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1878–79, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 97%
The catalog identifies Paul Cézanne as French and gives Aix-en-Provence as his place of birth and death.
Source & rights
Paul Cézanne. Apples. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.