(Paris, 1876 - Rueil-la-Gardelière, 1958)
Nature morte aux fruits
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Vlaminck
81 x 116 cm
Provenance :
- Galerie Bernheim, Paris
- Collection Jacques Lindon, Paris (acquired 1958)
- Tamenaga Gallery, Paris
- Private collection, South of France
Exhibition :
Maurice de Vlaminck du Fauvisme à nos jours, Musée de l'Athénée,
Geneva, 17 July - 11 September 1958
Certificate from the Wildenstein Institute of inclusion in the catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre de Maurice de Vlaminck dated 2 December 2003
In this large canvas, the artist revisits this classic still-life theme, bringing it a modern, expressionist power. The dexterously painted wine, pitcher and fruit add colorful touches to the gray and white shades of the silverware. The composition's background, in a palette of coppery browns similar to a stormy sky, adds an intense atmosphere. The painting is also a hymn to life's simple pleasures.