Apple with Leaf and Fruit Blossom

1768

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism 18th Century Still Life Apple

Dominant colour

Apple with Leaf and Fruit Blossom is a 1768 by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, a Romanticism work, depicting Apple, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau
When & what style?: 1768 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a single apple with one green leaf and a few small pink blossoms. The apple has a tiny bite mark. The leaf curls slightly at the edges. Light falls on the apple’s shiny skin. It’s a simple scene, but the details feel real. The artist knew fruit well—he studied plants and agriculture in France. You can almost feel the apple’s cool weight. Want to see more like this? Look up Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (French, 1700–1782).