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Quitte M-02

Acrylic on chalk ground/wooden panel · 40 × 40 cm · 2001

Quitte M-02, Acrylic on chalk ground/wooden panel, 2001, von Diethard Sohn
© 2026 Diethard Sohn

„Quitte M-02“ verbindet das Porträt einer Quitte mit einer kunsthistorischen Anspielung: Die täuschend echt gemalte Fliege erinnert an eine überlieferte Künstleranekdote der Renaissance und wird zugleich zum Zeichen von Flüchtigkeit und Vergänglichkeit.

Quitte M-02 is more than a self-contained fruit portrait. A fly placed on its surface introduces an unsettling detail and recalls the Renaissance anecdote of a fly painted so convincingly that a master tried to brush it away.

Here the insect is more than a display of illusionistic skill. Its light, fleeting presence disrupts the heavy stillness of the fruit and reminds us that the quince is a perishable body that ripens, changes and eventually decays.

Painted in 2001 in acrylic on a traditional chalk ground over a wooden panel.