Still Life with a Sketch after Delacroix

Still Life with a Sketch after Delacroix[2] is an oil painting by the French artist Paul Gauguin. The undated work is thought to have been painted during the artist's 1887 stay in Martinique. It was bequeathed to the Strasbourg museum by Raymond Koechlin (of the Koechlin family) in 1931 and is now on display in the Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain. Its inventory number is 55.974.0.662.[1][3]

Still Life with a Sketch after Delacroix
French: Nature morte à l'esquisse de Delacroix
ArtistPaul Gauguin
Yearcirca 1887
Mediumoil painting on canvas
MovementPost-Impressionism
Subjectstill life
sketch by Eugène Delacroix
Dimensions40 cm × 30 cm (16 in × 12 in)[1]
LocationMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain, Strasbourg
Accession1931

The painting depicts a still life of exotic fruit and a large glass bottle on a wooden table. On the wall behind hangs an engraving after a sketch by Eugène Delacroix, depicting The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. Gauguin's work thus represents the loss of a traditional Paradise and the gain of new one, represented by the generous nature of a far-away island.[1][4]

References
  1. Pfenninger, Margaret (February 2008). Les collections du musée d'art moderne et contemporain de la ville de Strasbourg. Strasbourg: Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. p. 53. ISBN 978-2-901833-82-6.
  2. "Still Life with a Sketch after Delacroix, 1887". Artsy. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. "Nature morte à l'esquisse de Delacroix". navigart.fr/mamcs. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, 1844". Artsy. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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