Untitled

Untitled

Mario Avati

1967

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This is a quiet picture of a table with a few simple things on it. On the left sits a single lemon, its yellow shape plain against the dark background. In the middle, a big bowl holds apples and grapes, some spilling over the sides. To the right is a shallow white bowl, empty. The table is dark wood, and everything is lit from above, making shadows sharp. The artist used smooth lines to show the shapes of the fruit and bowls. The dark background makes the colors pop, even though there aren’t many of them. If you like this kind of simple, focused art, look up lithography to see how it’s made.

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