Taking the traditional subject of the still life, the artist has simplified the fruit forms to line and shape, as he did with many of his subjects. This work comes with Lichtenstein Foundation ...

Spirituality in stillness The 17th Century saw still-life painting flourish and divide into many different sub-genres including fruit and vegetable studies, meal still-lifes and vanitas painting.

Each story celebrates a classical still life image: a bowl of fruit, a plate of cheese, an opened door, a coffee pot. These are stories in which, seemingly, nothing is happening. And yet ...