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| Still Life with Apples and Violets, 1890-1891 Paul Sérusier French, 1864-1927 Oil on canvas 15 x 18-1/8 in. (38.1 x 46 cm) The Norton Simon Foundation, Gift of Mr. Norton Simon F.1983.14.P On view Sérusier was one of the greater intellectuals of his day, equally gifted in art and music. He wrote his ideas on painting and the necessary training for artists in his treatise, "ABC de la Peinture," in 1921. In the winter of 1890-91, Sérusier adopted Cézanne's technique of a directional, constructive brushstroke and limited palette. Even the building up or additive arrangement of elements in a pyramidal composition recall Cézanne. Sérusier's contrast of warm and cold tones, laid down in flat tints, assumes a serene, decorative effect, particularly in the description of the flowers. View Provenance |
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