Früchtestillleben
1850
From the collection of Art Collection of the University Göttingen
1850
From the collection of Art Collection of the University Göttingen
Früchtestillleben is a 1850 by Unknown, held at Art Collection of the University Göttingen.
This drawing shows a simple wooden ledge piled with fruit and nuts. There’s a cluster of dark grapes, a few green ones, a peach, an apple, and a pear. A few walnut shells and strawberries sit near the edge. A green glass jar and a woven basket peek out from the back. The artist used light pencil strokes to show texture—like the rough skin of the peach or the fuzzy leaves. The grapes in the back are drawn with tiny parallel lines, almost like scratching into the paper. It makes them look three-dimensional. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to build shadows.
