Druiven en abrikozen (Grapes and Apricots)

Dark blue grapes heap from a green bowl above a scatter of blushing apricots, on a white cloth edged with lace over a red ledge. Grapes were a Golden Age favourite for the bloom on their skin, the faint dusty haze a painter loves to catch. Ripe colour against pale cloth, with the soft reminder that fruit this perfect will not keep.