Basket of Plums, Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1769

During the later part of the 1700s, fruit still lifes were extremely popular, and a basket of plums was a common motif. In vallayer's painting the details, especially the plums and the basket, emerge from deep shadows. The colors are vivid reds and violets and a sense of immediacy is invoked by the growing moss, the cakes in their crisp papers, and the glass of water with its sparkling highlights and reflections. Object Type: painting. Date: 1769. Place of creation: France, 18th century. Dimensions: Unframed: 38 x 46.2 cm (14 15/16 x 18 3/16 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Anne Vallayer-Coster - Basket of Plums - 1971.47 - Cleveland Museum of Art