Still Life with Oranges exemplifies Paul Crotto’s lyrical approach to modern painting — a vibrant synthesis of Fauvist colour, Matissean rhythm, and Mediterranean light. The composition arranges a domestic table of oranges, ceramics, and folded newspapers before a richly patterned backdrop of figurative forms and a blue window, combining the intimacy of interior life with the vitality of southern colour.

Crotto’s characteristic brushwork — spontaneous, textured, and expressive — gives the scene a musical quality. The bold juxtaposition of blue and orange, shadow and reflection, speaks to his lifelong fascination with harmony between structure and emotion.

Still Life with Oranges exemplifies Paul Crotto’s lyrical approach to modern painting — a vibrant synthesis of Fauvist colour, Matissean rhythm, and Mediterranean light. The composition arranges a domestic table of oranges, ceramics, and folded newspapers before a richly patterned backdrop of figurative forms and a blue window, combining the intimacy of interior life with the vitality of southern colour.

Crotto’s characteristic brushwork — spontaneous, textured, and expressive — gives the scene a musical quality. The bold juxtaposition of blue and orange, shadow and reflection, speaks to his lifelong fascination with harmony between structure and emotion.