Tamara de Lempicka, Fruits in a Bowl I, 1949
Oil on canvas on cardboard, 30.5 × 40.6 cm (12 × 16 in). Musée d'arts de Nantes, France
© 2025 Tamara de Lempicka Estate, LLC/ ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
With Fruits in a Bowl I Lempicka’s attention to detail elevates a simple still life into a visual celebration of color, light, and volume. The fruits, rendered with almost sculptural precision, appear to pulse with life, their surfaces glowing in the light that dances across them. The soft contours of the bowl contrast with the vibrant textures of the fruit, each piece possessing its own character—smooth, bumpy, shiny, and matte—creating a tactile experience for the viewer. This composition is not just an exploration of nature’s bounty, but a quiet meditation on the act of looking, of noticing the subtle beauty in the everyday.