The Basket of Fruit
- Date
- 1922
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 209
- Dimensions
- 19 7/16 x 13 1/2 in. (49.4 x 34.3 cm)
framed: 29 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. (75.6 x 59.1 x 10.5 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Weil
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 581:1958
NOTES
Pierre Bonnard represents a basket of apples and pears within a geometrical framework created by the diagonals, horizontals, and verticals of a table top. Bonnard wrestled with the complexities of white as a color throughout his career; here, the nuanced pale tones of the wall and tablecloth serve as a counterpoint to the brighter color accents of the fruit. Bonnard was a founding member of the Nabis group of painters who emphasized the importance of decorative pattern making in their compositions.
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