A sophisticated modernist still life with painter’s tools and a notebook. Thick patches of oil paint have been applied with brushes and spatulas and a somewhat regular grid has been carved into the resulting impasto surface. This fracturing of the visual plane produces something of a semi-cubist effect—that emphasizes fragmentation rather than abstraction. The biomorphic form of the painter’s palette straddles the framework—in winsome defiance. Signed indistinctly at the lower right. Presented in a slim, gold-tone frame.

DETAILS

Artist – UNKNOWN

Period/Year – 2000s

Origin – GERMANY

Styles/Movements – ABSTRACT; CUBISM

Media – OIL

Support – CANVAS

Colors – BURNT ORANGE, EGGSHELL, BURNT UMBER, ROBIN'S EGG

Condition – Excellent vintage condition. May show minor signs of previous ownership and use.

Dimensions – 23" H × 36 ½" W × 1 ½" D