Louise Moilon

Selected Works

A still-life painting of a bowl of fruit on a table, with a large bunch of asparagus tied with a brown cord on the right hand side. The bowl of fruit is lush, filled with peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and nectarines, as well as some green foliage. It rests on a simple wood table, set against a black background.

Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of Asparagus

1630
Louise Moillon, Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and a Bunch of Asparagus, 1630. Oil on canvas, 53.3 x 71.3 cm. Art Institute of Chicago.
Art Institute of Chicago

A still life painting of three bowls on a table: one is woven shallow bowl filled with gooseberries resting on a bed of leaves; another is blue and white porcelain bowl filled with strawberries; and the third is a blue and white porcelain platter filled with cherries. On the table, there are a couple loose berries and a few drops of water. The table is quite simple and the background is black.

Still Life with Cherries, Strawberries, and Gooseberries

1630
Louise Moillon, Still Life with Cherries, Strawberries, and Gooseberries, 1630. Oil on panel, 32.1 x 48.6 cm. Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena.
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena

A still-life painting of a bowl of oranges on a table. The bowl is blue and white porcelain, with an intricate design, but the table is quite simple and the background is black. The oranges are arranged with stems and leaves and a single lemon in the center. One half of a cut orange rests on the table. The oranges are misshapen by our modern standards, and do not appear perfectly round.

Still Life with a Bowl of Curacao Oranges

1634
Louise Moillon, Still Life with a Bowl of Curacao Oranges, 1634. Oil on panel, 46.4 x 64.8 cm. Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena.
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena

A woven basket filled with quinces rests on a table in this still life painting. There are plums and pears arranged on the simple wood table alongside the basket. The background is black and it is hard to distinguish the dark green leaves surrounding the quinces and the pears from the background.

Basket of Peaches, with Quinces and Plums

after 1641
Louise Moillon, Basket of Peaches, with Quinces and Plums, after 1641. Oil on canvas, 66 x 84.5 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Fruits and vegetables are arranged on a simple table against a black background. On a slab of rock, there is a basket of plums, peaches, and other small fruits. To its left, there is a smaller white and blue porcelain bowl of strawberries. Just behind that bowl, there are bunches of asparagus tied with brown cord and artichokes. It is a lush scene, with green foliage adorning the various arrangements.

Still Life with Fruit

ca. 1637
Louise Moillon, Still Life with Fruit, ca. 1637. Oil on canvas, 87.5 x 112 cm. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

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