Fischstillleben mit Zitrone

Art Historical Context

Henri Victor Gabriel Le Fauconn’s *Fischstillleben mititrone* (Fish Still Life with Lemon), painted in 1921, the intimate beauty of everyday objects in oil on canvas. Measuring 38.4 x 55.5 cm, this modest-scale work belongs to the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, showcasing the French artist’s post-Cubist exploration of form and texture. Le Fauconnier, a figure in early Cubism and the Section d’Or group alongside artists like Léger and Gleizes, here turns his analytical eye to a classic still life motif: gleaming fish and a vibrant lemon, rendered with a refined sense of volume and light. Comp...