Strawberries and Almonds (Fraises et amandes) (Q28129866)

description: <p>A small pile of strawberries and some leafy unpeeled almonds rests on an undulating white cloth. The orange-red background matches the strawberries' glowing flesh and accentuates the horizontality of the canvas. The scene may evoke a reclining nude: Renoir wrote that he painted botanical subjects as "research of flesh tones," and that he wanted to paint women "like beautiful fruits."</p>

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