Jan Franken Pzn
Stilleven met kom, vaas en vruchten
In a new light
The fruits have been painted in the style of an art movement called "Cubism" which reduces shapes to lines and surfaces, which gives all the shapes a squarish appearance. Cubism allows the viewer to see things in a new way.
The artist
From 1896 until 1901 Jan studied in the German city of Cologne. Afterwards he worked in Paris, just like Pablo Picasso who is the pioneer of Cubism.
Old
This painting is from 1922. Imagine, it was painted before WWII. It is one of the oldest artworks in the LAM collection.
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