Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954
Apples
1916
Henri Matisse's 'Apples' (1916) is a severely reduced still life — five apples on a table, painted in saturated reds and greens against a near-black ground — that belongs to his austere, Cubist-influenced wartime experiments. Oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago.
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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago