I'm writing a comparative analysis between Cezanne's Still life with apples and pot of Primroses and Picasso's still life with a bottle of rum.

Here are the points I've got so far:

-both are still lives, and are housed at the met
-Cezanne depicts literal representation, Picasso depicts abstracted
-Cezanne's use of geometric shapes may have inspired the cubist style, which is what Picasso's piece is demonstrating. Both put emphasis on the sculptural angles and masses created by the still life.
-Cezanne's pallet is extensive while Picasso's pallet is limited.
-Both arists created a "modern" representation of otherwise traditional still lives.

Is anyone familiar with these paintings/movements/artists, and the context (cultural) under which these works were created?

I need more to say, but I'm not sure what. I believe that this is the first time, (or one of the first times) that Picasso incorporated text into his work.


...suggestions?

I'm familiar with both artists...
I've studied lots of work by both of them.
Not sure of the paintings you're asking about though, and I was never very good at writing about them, so I don't think I'll be much help. Sorry


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Thanks anyway Laura.


Regarding Cezanne, I'm curious about why he painted so many apples towards the end of his life. hat was he trying to do? How were they received? Was it a challenge, to represent something average as modern? Or were there just no models around? I feel like what he was doing must have inspired the early cubists...right?

Yeah he did paint a lot of apples didn't he I noticed that while doing a lot of research about him earlier in the year.


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ahh, thank you for the catch and the photos.

In my reading I've found some text on what Picasso was doing, but very little on why/what Cezanne was doing.

eta: Thanks a lot, the source link for the apples is helpful.

Ok, I've got a decent chunk written. If anyone feels like being a mensch and looking over it for me, I'd be muchly obliged. Hit me up with a PM.

I'm a little stuck as to where to go next. Does anyone have a jstor account? A good journal or reference on how to write about art would be helpful...