Still Life with Oleander and Fruit (1911)
Albert André
French, 1869–1954
Oil on paper mounted on canvas
A sprawling bouquet of pink oleander spills from a rustic French Provençal ceramic vase in this casual and asymmetrically balanced still life. Yellow and green pears cluster at left, and a lone yellow pear rests on the tabletop at right. A brilliant flood of light illuminates the upper left side of all objects while casting shadows to the right. Together, the vitality of colors and composition suggest the pleasant comforts of home. Albert André began his artistic career as a fabric designer in Lyon. Later, living in Paris, he counted fellow artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir among his closest friends and mentors.
Maverick Mist 
Great painting, i love this 😉 💚💚
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Teşekkür ederim canım. 😊 💙💙
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Maverick, how many languages do you speak? :O I love this painting. I’m not a fan of still life in general, but the color and texture are great here. I want to reach out and smell the oleander and bite from a pear.
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Not many, I use translators mostly but I’ve just begun to try to learn Turkish. I also thought the pears
were appealing. 🙂
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Gorgeous! I adore still life.
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I do too Resa.
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