Ep. 1 - Paul Cezanne's "Fruit and Jug on a Table" (c. 1890-94)

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🗓️ 11 May 2016

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Just how did Cezanne keep that fruit from tumbling all over the place? We have theories. See the image: http://www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes/2016/5/10/episode-1-paul-cezannes-fruit-and-jug-on-a-table-c-1890-94 Music Used: Django Reinhardt, "Dinah" The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, “Stale Case”, “Tripoli”, “Andelo”, “This Horse Ithica” Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”

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0:00.0	Desc what you see. What are we supposed to see? A table with a plate of fruit.
0:10.8	Okay, I see a beautiful plate of fruit on a flat round tablecloth with a blue cover and a jug in the back.
0:17.0	Maybe some apples, maybe oranges, maybe a lemon.
0:21.0	Well, the first thing I see is color. I see the blue and all those vibrant
0:27.2	yellows and reds and oranges and greens in the center. While there's a kind of asymmetry to it,
0:34.4	things are on different planes.
0:35.8	The table is sloping downward,
0:38.6	and yet the plate that the fruit rests on
0:41.0	is almost flat.
0:43.4	It looks like something I did, doesn't it?
0:46.2	I would be disappointed if I painted like that.
0:48.9	I'd have to fix this.
0:57.0	It's not a typical table that we would have a say, you know? What I don't like is the edge of the table.
1:00.0	It's just a line that it doesn't give the impression of turning you know you look at it
1:04.8	you know that's I'm uncomfortable with this piece right here and you go fix it.
1:11.2	But I love the contrast of the blue with the bright colors as well too.
1:14.0	And I love seasons.
1:17.0	I think it's nice.
1:19.0	That's nice. It's not great.
1:21.0	You know, it's not as best work, I guess. This is the lonely palette. I'm Tamar Evishai.
1:37.0	Episode 1. I'm Tamar Evishai.
1:40.0	Episode 1, Paul Sezon's Fruit and Jug on a table, from about 1890 to 94.
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