Like Matisse's earlier work in the Hermitage, "Blue Pot and Lemon", this canvas (usually dated to the end of 1898) is linked with Matisse's main Impressionist composition, "The Dessert Table" (1897; Niarchos Collection, Paris). In arranging these everyday objects on the canvas, Matisse explored the experience of his predecessors, taking up and moving beyond their painte...
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