Detail of Fruit Displayed on a Stand by Caillebotte in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, June 2010

Fruit Displayed on a Stand
about 1881–82
Gustave Caillebotte, French, 1848–1894

Dimensions: 76.5 x 100.6 cm (30 1/8 x 39 5/8 in.)

Medium or Technique: Oil on canvas

Classification: Paintings
Type: Still Life - Food

Accession Number: 1979.196

Caillebotte delighted in unusual vantage points and compositions. This close-up view of fruit stacked on a market stand creates a bold pattern of repeated forms and colors, while the sensuous brushstrokes suggest the lusciousness of the fruit. A loyal and well-to-do member of the Impressionist group, Caillebotte bequeathed his extensive painting collection to the state. It became the nucleus of the Impressionist collection now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

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