In this artwork, how is the Description discussed?
Nature morte au poron is an oil-on-canvas still-life painting measuring 50.3 x 61 cm. It is one of three paintings that Picasso produced the day after Christmas day in 1948. It depicts a table, upon which has been placed a porrón (a traditional Spanish drinking vessel), a lemon and a lobster. The painting was created in a cubist style, with flat angular planes and bright colours. The hexagonal tiles on the floor depicted in the painting have been identified as those in Picasso's studio on the Rue des Grands-Augustins in Paris's Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter. Picasso was greatly influenced by the work of Paul Cézanne, which is evident in the way that the table is tilted towards the viewer in this painting.Many elements of Picasso's artwork were autobiographical, which is evident in the subject matter of this painting. The work therefore offers a glimpse into the food prepared in Picasso's kitchen. Marie-Laure Bernadac noted the autobiographical nature of the work, stating, "Indeed under each pot, bowl of fruit, or guitar, there lurks a story, a person, or an anecdote that is part of the painter's life. Because of the autobiographical nature of his art, and because he assigned an equal value to the animal, mineral, plant, and human realms, he painted whatever was around him. When he was at the seashore, he painted fish and crustaceans".
porrón Paul Cézanne still-life Rue des Grands-Augustins cubist oil-on-canvas Saint-Germain-des-Prés