(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-scale canvas, the artist revisits the classic still-life theme, bringing modernity and expressionist power to it.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.