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The still life was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in 1911 alongside six other paintings by Vlaminck. It was the only still life, apart from one of flowers. The other five works were a landscape, a harbour scene and three views of the Seine. August von der Heydt visited the Paris exhibition and acquired the still life for the museum, which has been in the collection continuously since 1911.

The dark still life is composed of four objects: A voluminous bowl with various fruits, a plain glass decanter, a tall brownish vase and a small blue teapot. The blue teapot also appears in other paintings by Vlaminck and seems to have been part of his permanent repertoire. The objects are placed on a table, the red edge of which runs parallel to the picture at the bottom. At the top, the surface extends almost to the edge of the canvas, distorting perspective and eliminating any sense of depth. The objects are more compact and, compared to the paintings of earlier years, more three-dimensional. Several reflections of light reinforce this impression. In contrast, the white cloth on the left seems strangely flat and stiff. Here the painter has not tried to create a three-dimensional impression, but has given the cloth a surface similar to that of the table.