/ 4 ▁by ▁ 2 6 ▁ 1 / 4 ▁in .), ▁representing ▁a ▁still ▁life . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁interior ▁scene ▁dep ict ing ▁various ▁objects ▁including ▁a ▁comp ot ier ▁filled ▁with ▁fruit , ▁a ▁car a fe , ▁p ears , ▁a ▁cup , ▁a ▁v ase ▁of ▁flowers , ▁and ▁a ▁jug ▁( c ru che ) ▁decor ated ▁with ▁dear ▁( cer fs ). ▁The ▁objects ▁are ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁diam ond - sh aped ▁table . ▁In ▁the ▁' background ' ▁( upper ▁left ) ▁is ▁another ▁table ▁with ▁a ▁glass ▁and ▁bow l ▁rest ing ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁colors ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁artist ▁are ▁typical ▁of ▁early ▁Cub ism , ▁r anging ▁from ▁red s ▁to ▁earth ▁t ones ▁and ▁gre ens — a ▁legacy ▁of ▁Paul ▁C é z anne . ▁ ▁R ather ▁than ▁bl urr ing ▁the ▁distinction ▁between ▁super im posed ▁elements ▁with ▁irregular ▁br ush st ro kes , ▁Met z inger ▁has ▁clearly ▁out lined ▁each ▁object ▁with ▁a ▁thin ▁dark ▁line . ▁ ▁Ge ometry ▁ ▁The ▁vertical ▁composition ▁is ▁treated ▁is ▁a ▁highly ▁personal ▁geomet r ically ▁Cub ist ▁style ▁with ▁various ▁plan es , ▁angles , ▁layers ▁and ▁fac ets . ▁The ▁table ▁upon ▁which ▁objects ▁are ▁placed ▁is ▁ang led ▁as ▁if ▁seen ▁from ▁above . ▁The ▁f ruits , ▁bow l , ▁jug ▁and ▁other ▁elements ▁are ▁dep icted ▁as ▁if ▁seen ▁from ▁a ▁side ▁view ▁and ▁from ▁above ▁simultaneously , ▁giving ▁an