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19th century art - mini project

Basic information about the painting edit

  1. The painter - Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903)
  2. The title - Coupe des fruits et picher devant la fenètre (Bowl of Fruit and Tankard Before a Window)
  3. Date - 1890
  4. Genre - still life
  5. Holding institution - the National Gallery , London

Short description edit

The painting was created by Paul Gauguin in 1890. It presents a bowl of fruit, a tankard, and a knife on a table. In the background we can see a glimpse of a window and a city behind it. The fruit painted are apples, oranges and pears.

The painting edit

 

Links edit

Paul Gauguin's biography

Gauguin Uncovered

Further reading edit

Cachin,F. Gauguin: The Quest for Paradise, Harry.N.Abrams. 1992

Gayford,M. The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles, Little,Brown and Company, 2009