{"product_id":"still-life-with-apples-max-weber","title":"Still Life with Apples - Max Weber","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1950 oil painting by American Modernist Max Weber, featuring a still life arrangement of a teapot and apples rendered with bold outlines and textured brushwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Weber, a central figure in the development of American Modernism, produced this still life in 1950. The composition features a central teapot flanked by fruit, arranged upon a tabletop surface. Weber employs a distinct approach to form, utilising heavy, dark outlines to define the objects against a textured, neutral background. His application of paint is deliberate, with visible brushwork that creates a sense of physical presence for the objects depicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work reflects Weber's engagement with European avant-garde movements, particularly the structural experiments of Cubism and the expressive colour theories he encountered during his formative years in Paris. Rather than seeking a photographic representation, Weber prioritises the arrangement of shapes and the interplay of light and shadow. The apples are rendered with simplified, rounded forms, while the teapot acts as a vertical anchor for the scene. The palette is restrained, relying on muted ochres, greys, and blacks, punctuated by small areas of warmer colour that draw the eye across the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, Weber moved between various stylistic modes, yet he maintained a consistent interest in the materiality of the paint itself. In this piece, the surface quality is tactile, with the artist building up layers to suggest depth and volume. The spatial relationships are compressed, a common characteristic of his later work, which encourages the viewer to focus on the formal qualities of the arrangement rather than a literal interpretation of the space. This print captures the energy of Weber's brushwork and the balance he achieved between abstraction and recognisable subject matter, offering a clear view of his mid-century aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/female-model-vilhelm-lundstrom-2\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eFemale Model - Vilhelm Lundstrøm — Vilhelm Lundstrøm\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/head-of-a-peasant-girl-kazimir-malevich-1\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eHead of a Peasant Girl - Kazimir Malevich — Kazimir Malevich\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Max Weber","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58352976036175,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58352984654159,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58352984686927,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58352984719695,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58352984752463,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58352984785231,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58352984817999,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58352984850767,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58352984883535,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58352984916303,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58352984949071,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58352984981839,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Still-Life-with-Apples_Poster_CompositorV1_1785447889706.jpg?v=1785448211","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/products\/still-life-with-apples-max-weber","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}