Famous Fruit Paintings

Apples, pears, grapes and peaches, painted to look good enough to eat.

75 paintings, with works by Paul Cézanne, Henri Fantin-Latour, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Édouard Manet. Most often they suit the dining room, kitchen and apartment or dorm.

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Painting of a basket of green and red-yellow apples spilling over into a white cloth placed on a wooden table, with a dark green bottle and a plate of pale biscuits behind.

Paul Cézanne The Basket of Apples, c. 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

A young girl with medium skin wears a striking dress of black and white stripes with a short lace collar. Behind her is backdrop featuring symbols and native figures. Mangos sit beside her.

Paul Gauguin Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana), 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Still life of geranium plant, fruit, water pitcher, and two cats.

Henri Matisse Still Life with Geranium, 1906 Art Institute of Chicago

The Musicians, Caravaggio, 1597, oil on canvas

Caravaggio The Musicians, 1597 The Met

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses, ca. 1890 The Met

Two girls in acrobatic uniforms stand in an arena, one holds oranges.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg), 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Still life painting of strawberries, nuts, lemon, and porcelain vessels.

Raphaelle Peale Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c., 1822 Art Institute of Chicago

Still life painting of dead waterfowl and vegetables in windowsill.

Juan Sánchez Cotán Still Life with Game Fowl, c. 1600–3 Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, Jacob van Hulsdonck, c. 1615–20, oil on panel, the reverse prepared with gesso

Jacob van Hulsdonck Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, c. 1615–20 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda), Luis Meléndez, ca. 1772, oil on canvas

Luis Meléndez The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda), ca. 1772 The Met

Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), Charles Ethan Porter, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Charles Ethan Porter Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), ca. 1890 The Met

Emma Van Name, Joshua Johnson, ca. 1805, oil on canvasPainting

Joshua Johnson Emma Van Name, ca. 1805 The Met

The Vase of Tulips, Paul Cézanne, c. 1890, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne The Vase of Tulips, c. 1890 Art Institute of Chicago

Apples and grapes rest in a shallow wicker basket on a table covered with a light-colored cloth. Additional fruit is scattered on the table.

Claude Monet Apples and Grapes, 1880 Art Institute of Chicago

Fruits of the Midi, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Fruits of the Midi, 1881 Art Institute of Chicago

Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, 1890, oil on linen canvas

Paul Gauguin Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne, 1890 Art Institute of Chicago

Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?), François Boucher, 1747, oil on canvas

François Boucher Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?), 1747 Art Institute of Chicago

Apples, Henri Matisse, 1916, oil on canvas

Henri Matisse Apples, 1916 Art Institute of Chicago

Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples, Vincent van Gogh, 1887, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples, 1887 Art Institute of Chicago

The Plate of Apples, Paul Cézanne, c. 1877, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne The Plate of Apples, c. 1877 Art Institute of Chicago

Allegory of Autumn, François Boucher, 1753, oil on canvas

François Boucher Allegory of Autumn, 1753 The Met

Still Life with Apples and Pears, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1891–92, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Apples and Pears, ca. 1891–92 The Met

Still Life with Jar, Cup, and Apples, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1877, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Jar, Cup, and Apples, ca. 1877 The Met

The Silver Tureen, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, ca. 1728–30, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The Silver Tureen, ca. 1728–30 The Met

The Brioche, Édouard Manet, 1870, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Brioche, 1870 The Met

Still Life with Apples and Pitcher, Camille Pissarro, 1872, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Still Life with Apples and Pitcher, 1872 The Met

Still Life with Peaches and Grapes, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Still Life with Peaches and Grapes, 1881 The Met

Allegory of the Catholic Faith, Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1670–72, oil on canvas

Johannes Vermeer Allegory of the Catholic Faith, ca. 1670–72 The Met

A Maid Asleep, Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1656–57, oil on canvas

Johannes Vermeer A Maid Asleep, ca. 1656–57 The Met

Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1885, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears, ca. 1885 The Met

Nine oranges and lemons sit in a shallow basket with dark green, spiky branches behind and a pair of cobalt-blue gloves in front in this horizontal still life painting.

Vincent van Gogh Still Life of Oranges and Lemons with Blue Gloves, 1889 National Gallery of Art

A golden yellow melon painted with thick strokes of straw and butter yellow with touches of camel brown sits at the center of a wooden table with a blue top in this almost square still life painting.

Édouard Manet The Melon, c. 1880 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the hips up against a sable-brown background, a pale-skinned woman stands cradling an apple with both hands at her waist in this vertical portrait painting.

Titian Woman Holding an Apple, c. 1550 National Gallery of Art

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Girl with a Basket of Oranges, c. 1889 National Gallery of Art

About a dozen rust-orange and golden yellow apples and peaches are arranged on a white plate next to white and floral-patterned cloths nestled around a white pitcher and bowl, all on a wood tabletop that tilts toward us in this nearly…

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Apples and Peaches, c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

A white rose, grapes and other fruit, a squat gourd, a bottle, and a glass are arranged across a dark wood table partly covered by a white cloth in this horizontal still life painting.

Édouard Manet Still Life with Melon and Peaches, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

In this painting, a collection of large, ripe peaches sits on a light green plate with a white rim. The peaches are painted in shades of orange, yellow, and red, with some areas of dark red and black.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Peaches on a Plate, 1902/1905 National Gallery of Art

We look down onto nine pieces of fruit, a pitcher, a goblet, and a dish arranged on a rustic wood table in front of a floral curtain in this nearly square, loosely painted still life.

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit, c. 1900 National Gallery of Art

The Apple Seller, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1890, oil on fabric

Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Apple Seller, c. 1890 Cleveland Museum of Art

Apples, Paul Cézanne, 1878–79, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Apples, 1878–79 The Met

Two green pears lit from the upper right sit on a pale blue tabletop or ledge against a dark background in this horizontal still life painting. The left pear sits upright against the other.

Édouard Manet Pears, 1880 National Gallery of Art

Still Life with Teapot and Fruit, Paul Gauguin, 1896, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin Still Life with Teapot and Fruit, 1896 The Met

Peach Blossoms, Winslow Homer, 1878, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Peach Blossoms, 1878 Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants, Paul Cézanne, 1893–94, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants, 1893–94 The Met

A glass bottle, a glass carafe, a stemmed glass, several pieces of fruit, and white and blue cloths are arranged on a wooden table in this horizontal still life. The bottle and carafe are at the center of this composition.

Paul Cézanne The Peppermint Bottle, 1893/1895 National Gallery of Art

Light from the upper left falls across a glass, a pitcher, peaches in a basket, and other fruit arranged along a brown tabletop or ledge in this horizontal still life painting.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin Fruit, Jug, and a Glass, c. 1726/1728 National Gallery of Art

Three whole, green pears against a caramel-brown background fill this horizontal still life painting. The painting was created with long, parallel, visible brushstrokes throughout, and a strip of unpainted canvas lines the top edge.

Paul Cézanne Three Pears, 1878/1879 National Gallery of Art

Three apples and two pears sit next to a knife and a luminous, white mug on a tan, stone surface before a muted, olive-green background in this horizontal still life painting.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin Still Life with a White Mug, c. 1764 National Gallery of Art

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