76.5 x 100.6 cm (30 1/8 x 39 5/8 in.)
Oil on canvas

Inscriptions: Lower right: G. Caillebotte

Classification: Paintings
Type, sub-type: Still Life - Food

On view in the: Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery (European Art 1870–1900)

Caillebotte delighted in unusual vantage points and compositions. This close-up view of fruit stacked on a market stand creates a bold pattern of repeated forms and colors, while the sensuous brushstrokes suggest the lusciousness of the fruit. A loyal and well-to-do member of the Impressionist group, Caillebotte bequeathed his extensive painting collection to the state. It became the nucleus of the Impressionist collection now in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Fanny P. Mason Fund in memory of Alice Thevin, 1979
Accession number: 1979.196

Provenance/Ownership History: Please note: The history of ownership is not definitive or comprehensive, as it is under constant review and revision by MFA curators and researchers.

About 1881-1882, executed for Albert Courtier, Meaux [see note 1]; by descent from Courtier to Mme. Brunet, Paris [see note 2]; by descent from Mme. Brunet to a private collection, Paris; March 22, 1979, sale of private collector, Palais d'Orsay, Paris, lot 71, to Wildenstein and Co., New York, for the MFA. (Accession Date: May 16, 1979)

NOTES:
[1] Courtier was a notary at Meaux and friend of Caillebotte; the painting was intended for his dining room. See Marie Berhaut, "Caillebotte: sa vie et son oeuvre" (Paris, 1978), cat. no. 178. [2] The provenance is taken from notes in the MFA curatorial file.

This object is included in the following Selected Tour(s):

• All European Paintings
• French Paintings
• MFA Images: MFA Icons
• MFA Images: European Impressionism & Related Works
• MFA Images: Fruit
• Draft: 100 Works for World Children
• MFA Images: Kitchen