Still Life

Charles Georges Dufresne

Oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art

This lively still life turns a humble tabletop arrangement into a burst of color and movement. Dufresne builds the scene with broad, painterly strokes and a warm, earthy palette, letting the flowers, vessels, and fruit-like forms shimmer against the textured background. Trained in the French modern tradition, he brings a sense of structure to the looseness, so the composition feels both spontaneous and carefully balanced. It’s a striking piece for a home display: intimate in subject, yet rich enough to reward a long look.