Modernist Matchup

Camille Pissarro

Pissarro was almost twenty years older than Gauguin. He became friends with Gauguin and taught him how to be an artist. Up until now, you have looked at figures and landscape paintings. This is a still-life, or a painting of objects.

What objects do you see in this painting? Do they look real? Why or why not?

Camille Pissarro, French, 1830–1903. Still Life: Apples and Pears in a Round Basket, 1872. Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 55.2 cm. The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation / photo Bruce M. White