L’égyptienne Au Plateau De Fruits 

Henri Lebasque made L’égyptienne Au Plateau De Fruits with oil paint on canvas. Lebasque has worked the paint wet-on-wet, applying liberal amounts of the medium to build up an image of domesticity. The creamy texture of the paint enhances the sensuality of the scene. The artist used a brush to blend the colors together softly, creating a hazy and dreamlike atmosphere. The painting's emphasis on surface texture and painterly touch reflects a broader shift towards valuing the handmade. This challenged traditional notions of art as purely representational. Lebasque, along with other post-impressionist painters, elevated the status of craft by celebrating the tactile qualities of paint and the artist's hand. This shift in focus helped blur the lines between fine art and craft, emphasizing the importance of process and materiality in both fields.