Traité des arbres fruitiers: Rambour d'été

1822

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Traité des arbres fruitiers: Rambour d'été is a 1822 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?: 1822 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a single pear, its skin dotted with freckles and a small brown spot. The artist painted it life-size, with a plain white background that keeps your focus on the fruit. Duhamel du Monceau wrote a whole book about fruit trees, and this image comes from that project. He worked in the 1700s, but this print wasn’t made until later—between 1808 and 1835. Look up Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (French, 1700–1782) for more of his plant studies.