Can a single apple reveal the true essence of painting?

The Artist Project: Maureen Gallace · 3:24 · Video: The Met · Watch at the source

In short: American landscape painter Maureen Gallace examines Paul Cézanne’s iconic still life works to explore the fundamental drive behind the medium.

In this episode of The Artist Project, Maureen Gallace reflects on the work of Paul Cézanne. Gallace, an American landscape painter born in 1960, considers how certain artists use simple subjects, such as an apple, to reach the core essence of what it means to paint.

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