Matisse question

[estie]

OK, I am trying to figure out what is laying on the floor next to the lady in the Matisse painting, Femme a l'Amphore....

Here's a link to a pic...

Any guesses????

[estie]

Might be helpful if I paste the link.... ;-)

http://www.art.com/asp/sp.asp?PD=10021014&RFID=346898&engine=sitematch

[spangle111]

Looks like apples to me

[Becci_h]

They are fruit. they look like apples, but they may not be, Matisse was big on fruit being in his painting - you should look at some of his other stuff. flowers, curvy women, the odd bit of furniture, abstract snail... and fruit.  they may look like apples, but I think they may be peaches. peaches feature in some of his other works in a more realistic manner... hope this helps

[estie]

Thanks!!

[jno]

they could be rabbits lying back in beanbags, but probably aren't.

[mystress]

estie,Hi there,

They could be apples,but then apples(generally) are depicted with only one stalk.I suppose they could be tomatoes,or some other kind of Mediterreanean vegetable?

[estie]

he he... I like the rabbit idea ;-)

I originally thought tomatoes too, because of their shape, but they dont have stalks like that...

Either way, I think it's a really cool painting :-)

[Ember]

The first two objects are ducklings, the second two are winged insects.

[estie]

Wow... flying insects the size of ducklings?!

That would make it a scary painting :-(

I think prefer them as peaches or apples!

[Trillipse]

i think you'll find they are in fact

KIDNEYDUCKS

see shape and obvious beak.

[Trillipse]

all the urinary benefits and donation potential of a kidney;

all the aquatic grace and airborne power of a duck...

not to mention the fantastic gastronomic possibilities of

a) kidneys per se

b) ducks

c) ducks' kidneys

d) kidneys (in this case) the size of ducks - this can be a help both in medical ways (if indeed you are the owner of such impressive organs (though the beak issue may need to be addressed), and have a lot of urine to process...) and culinarily, (if you have a large party for which to make exotic starters with these mallardic megaliths from the duck butcher.

[rinkytink]

 

They could be splashes of wine from the Amphora that bird has on her bonce.