Alfred Maurer's Still Life is a testament to his Fauvist experimentation, showcasing his ability to manipulate color and form. Maurer's vibrant still life captures the corner of a room adorned with orange and blue floral wallpaper—a signature Fauvist approach employing complementary colors to create a high-key color effect. The upward-tilting table displays two yellow pieces of fruit and two blue and white ceramic pieces—a plate and a candlestick holder—reminiscent of the Chinoiserie aesthetics that pervaded France at the time. Completed during the period the artist lived and worked in France, Maurer's use of non-naturalistic colors and spontaneous brushwork draws inspiration from the works of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) while the upward-tiling table is a favored device of Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). This painting also hints at his artistic evolution, foreshadowing the fragmented and abstract Cubist compositions that characterize his work in the subsequent decade. A companion picture, Still Life (c. 1909-1910), showing an analogous combination of floral wallpaper and table dressing, is currently in the collection of The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.