Still Life with Fruit 1910

"Still Life with Fruit" by Alexej von Jawlensky is a striking example of the artist's transition from Impressionism to Expressionism. The painting, created in 1910, features a simple still life arrangement of fruit, a pitcher, and a glass, but Jawlensky's use of bold, flattened forms and vibrant colors infuses the subject matter with a sense of emotional intensity. The simplified shapes and abstracted forms of the fruit, the black and yellow pitcher, and the blue glass, rendered in a limited palette, create a dynamic composition that evokes a sense of movement and energy. This work is characteristic of Jawlensky's early Expressionist style, where he explored the expressive potential of color and form to convey emotions and experiences.