A vibrant still life by British artist Mary Fedden, 'Fruit' features a colourful arrangement of fruit and objects rendered in her signature simplified style. The painting's bold colours and graphic elements create a cheerful and decorative effect.

Mary Fedden (1915-2012) was a British artist known for her colourful and simplified still life paintings. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Fedden's work often features arrangements of fruit, flowers, and everyday objects, rendered in a distinctive, slightly naive style. Her paintings are characterised by their flat planes of colour, bold outlines, and a sense of playful informality. 'Fruit' exemplifies Fedden's approach to still life. The composition presents a tabletop arrangement of fruit, a bottle, and a plate, set against a two-tone background. The colour scheme is dominated by purples, oranges, yellows, and greens. The fruit, including lemons, pears, and what appear to be plums or grapes, are depicted with simplified forms and bright colours. The bottle is rendered as a near-transparent outline, adding a graphic element to the composition. The tabletop is defined by a row of purple triangles along the bottom edge, adding a sense of depth and pattern. The overall effect is one of cheerful simplicity and decorative charm.