ÉMILE-GUSTAVE CAVALLO-PEDUZZI (1851-1917) Nature morte aux pommes et aux poires signed and dated 'Cavallo-Peduzzi 1895' (lower right) oil on canvas 45.6 x 61cm (17 15/16 x 24in). Painted in 1895 Footnotes: Provenance Private collection, France; their sale, La Salle des Enchères, Saint-Quentin, 27 April 2024, lot 108. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner. Painted in 1895, this richly composed still life by Émile-Gustave Cavallo-Peduzzi offers a rare glimpse into the artist's private, studio-based practice. Better known as a founding member of the Group of Lagny and a champion of pointillist landscapes, Cavallo-Peduzzi here turns his eye to the everyday abundance of fruit and tableware. A glossy black ceramic pitcher anchors the composition, surrounded by pears, apples and peaches that shimmer with nuanced tones of green, red and gold. The richly worked backdrop, executed with crosshatched strokes of red and blue, recall the adventurous explorations of colour and light undertaken by the artist in the early stages of the Neo-Impressionist movement. The modelling of the fruits and the crisp white tablecloth - each rendered with remarkable sensitivity - nod toward the quiet weight and structure of Paul Cézanne's still lifes. More than a feast for the eyes, Nature morte aux pommes et aux poires is also a meditation on ripeness and decay. The group of pears softly transitioning from fresh and vibrant to small and shrivelled, with the peaches moving from yellow-green crispness to deep red ripeness, capture both nature's bounty and its ephemerality. Ultimately, the present work stands as a rare still life by an artist celebrated for his luminous landscapes - an intimate rediscovery that balances the pleasures of colour and form with a subtle reminder of transience. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing