Painting Antique Still Life Fruits Painting Framed Signed

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View Painting Antique Still Life Fruits Painting Framed Signed with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The painting represents an arrangement of fruit in a basket or a bowl, placed next to a plate. We can distinguish: The use of a geometric plate (octagonal) in the background provides a rigorous structure which contrasts with the organic shapes of the fruits. *Medium: The color rendering and transparency suggest a **watercolor** worked with highlights of **gouache** (especially for the white grapes). Aesthetics: The style is reminiscent of French painting from the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. We see there an influence of the search for simplification of forms, almost pre-Cezanne, while remaining in an academic tradition of decoration. Frame: The painting is presented in a **Louis XV** style frame in gilded wood and stucco, decorated with frieze motifs of leaves and p. 47x39 cm/ 18x15 in The framed and signed painting is a **still life** made in watercolor or gouache on paper. The painting represents an arrangement of fruit in a basket or a bowl, placed next to a plate. We can distinguish: Pears (one green in the foreground, one lighter in the back). An apple or peach with orange hues. Bunches of blue and white grapes. Dark plums or figs The use of a geometric plate (octagonal) in the background provides a rigorous structure which contrasts with the organic shapes of the fruits. *Medium: The color rendering and transparency suggest a **watercolor** worked with highlights of **gouache** (especially for the white grapes). Aesthetics: The style is reminiscent of French painting from the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. We see there an influence of the search for simplification of forms, almost pre-Cezanne, while remaining in an academic tradition of decoration. Frame: The painting is presented in a **Louis XV** style frame in gilded wood and stucco, decorated with frieze motifs of leaves and pearls. The painting represents an arrangement of fruit in a basket or a bowl, placed next to a plate. We can distinguish: The use of a geometric plate (octagonal) in the background provides a rigorous structure which contrasts with the organic shapes of the fruits. *Medium: The color rendering and transparency suggest a **watercolor** worked with highlights of **gouache** (especially for the white grapes). Aesthetics: The style is reminiscent of French painting from the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th century. We see there an influence of the search for simplification of forms, almost pre-Cezanne, while remaining in an academic tradition of decoration. Frame: The painting is presented in a **Louis XV** style frame in gilded wood and stucco, decorated with frieze motifs of leaves and p Condition: Used. Category: Art › Paintings. Brand: Unbranded.

Type

Watercolour

Country of Origin

France

Style

1940-1960

Gender

Expressionism

Features

Signed, Framed

Theme

Landscape

Brand

Unbranded