The Basket of Apples

The Basket of Apples by Paul Cezanne: In many ways Paul Cezanne was the odd man out among the artists branded as “Impressionists”—those who showed their works…

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In many ways Paul Cezanne was the odd man out among the artists branded as “Impressionists”—those who showed their works outside of France’s state-sponsored Salon exhibitions. Early on, he painted landscapes, the typical Impressionist subject, but his arresting and complex still lifes changed the traditional nature morte (dead nature) genre and continue to puzzle and tantalize today. At first glance, The Basket of Apples , the first of Cezanne’s works to enter the museum’s collection, appears to be a fruit-laden t…