Basket of Fruit with Parrot

A.M. Randall

National Gallery of Art

This painting features an arrangement of fruit in a basket with a green parrot perched on a branch. The yellow woven basket contains an assortment of fruit, including a prominent orange pear, green and red grapes, purple plums, a pink peach, and small pink berries, all in front of a large green gourd. Some green leaves and brown branches also extend upwards out of the basket. The parrot is situated on a branch that extends upward from the left side of the basket of fruit. The bird is mostly light green but has vibrant, reddish-orange feathers on its tail and the ends of its wings. Its head is turned to the left, away from the basket, and its hooked beak is open.