Boughs from an Apple Tree with Spiders' Webs. Artist: Jules-August Habert-Dys (French, Fresnes 1850-1930). Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (30.8 x 18.1 cm). Date: n.d..Habert-Dys's designs reflect both the nineteenth-century fascination with Japanese art and the prevailing aesthetic of Art Nouveau. This watercolor was probably a design for a book illustration, perhaps a title page. The composition balances the plump fruit with the delicate network of spider webs, as five spiders industriously fill the spaces between the branches with geometric patterns. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.