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Apples in a Dish, by Auguste Renoir, oil, 1892

Apples in a Dish

Auguste Renoir

1892

oil

canvas

From the collection of Clark Art Institute

Dominant colour

Overview

Apples in a Dish is a 1892 oil by Auguste Renoir, a Impressionism work, held at Clark Art Institute.

Who painted this?
Auguste Renoir
When & what style?
1892 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Clark Art Institute

About this work

This painting shows a blue and white dish filled with apples. The apples are green and red, and they're piled up in the dish. There are more apples scattered around the table. The background is a soft, blurry color. The apples look shiny and real. You can see the light reflecting off them. The dish is decorated with a pattern of dots around the edge. The artist who painted this is Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

About the artist

Portrait of Auguste Renoir
Artist

Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.

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