Bread and dish with fruits on the table 1909

Picasso made this still life of bread and fruit with oil on canvas, and you can really feel the hand of the artist at work. The brushstrokes are loose, almost casual, but they build up to create a sense of volume and depth. The colors are earthy, warm browns and greens, with pops of bright yellow and orange that make the painting sing. I'm drawn to the way Picasso renders the table. It’s not just a flat surface; it's a collection of planes and angles, each catching the light in a different way. Look at how he uses short, choppy strokes to create the texture of the wood, and how he blends the colors to create a sense of shadow and highlight. It’s like he’s inviting us to really see the world, to break it down into its component parts and then put it back together again in a new way. You could compare this to Cezanne’s still life paintings, which also emphasize the underlying structure of objects. It's all part of the ongoing conversation that artists have with each other across time.