Mattisse I

"Still Life with Apples on a Pink Cloth" by Henri Mattisse, 1925

Master Study

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It is amazing to see a master study for a still life like this, because details like the wallpaper are further abstracted when the only reference for the scene is the original. Further, the artist made conscious changes to the composition of objects on the cloth. He has removed the pitcher entirely. A banana, two strawberries, and plums replace some of the extra apples.