Still Life with Apples and Oranges, c.1895-1900, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). Oil on canvas. Musee d' Orsay, Paris, France. Photo: H. Lewandowski; photo credit: Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource, NY.
His masterpiece has been on display for decades in a place no one wants to visit, admired by a rough crowd of critics who study its beauty and nuance for years on end — or until the parole board lets them out.
