Post-Impressionist still lifes of bowls of fruits?

• A. Gauguin
• B. Van Gogh
• C. Cezanne
• D. Seurat

Answer: (C)

The main concept here is recognizing who among the Post-Impressionists is most closely associated with still lifes featuring bowls of fruit. Paul Cézanne stands out because he turned everyday objects into a rigorous study of form and color, treating the bowl of fruit as a way to explore how volume and structure emerge from flat planes and patches of color. He deliberately simplifies shapes and constructs the composition so the eye reads geometry and balance, a method that foreshadows Cubism and deeply influenced modern painting. While Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Seurat each pushed their own directions—Gauguin with symbolic, exotic imagery; Van Gogh with expressive brushwork and mood; Seurat with pointillist color theory in other subjects—the iconic still lifes of bowls of fruit are most closely tied to Cézanne’s approach.