The apples and other fruits placed on the cloth and plates are the main characters in Cezanne's still life art. Every object in the painting is generalized as the simplest form of geometry. Thick strokes and the solid structure give people a heavy sense of volume.
In order to seek the stability and the internal structure of the objects itself, Cezanne carefullly positioned these objects and placed importance on the stable and indivisible constitution relations among objects, making them connect with and supplement each other. When you view these paintings, you might feel the whole world stands still, and all the objects slowly merge into a whole.
Some art critics said, "If you want to pick a grape from a Classical still life painting, you will immediately get it; but if you want to pick an apple from Cezanne's still life painting, you will get the apple along with the whole cloth!" This statement vividly reveals the strong indivisibility among objects in Cezanne's still life paintings.
Below are some seleted paintings of Cezanne's still life series.
Mont Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine
The Card Players
Pyramid of Skulls
The Bathers