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Vanitas Still Life by A. Fremont (French School). Oil on Canvas.
Harrington Antiques
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Vanitas Still Life by A. Fremont (French School). Oil on Canvas.

1920 - 1940
Description

A fantastic early 20th century vanitas still life, French School, c.1930s. Signed 'A. Fremont' to the lower right. Unframed.

A vanitas paining symbolises the transience of life, the futility of worldly pleasures and the inevitability of death. This work depicts a skull atop a book with an artist's palette and paintbrushes, with a depiction of a red chalk drawing pinned to the pine boards above the scene. The work is well painted with fantastic use of shadow to create an effective three dimensional illusion. There is a small hole to the canvas to the left of the book. Verso there is evidence of a historic repair (please see photographs).

A striking work.

Dimensions:-

Length: 65cm

Height: 50cm

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Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Declaration

Harrington Antiques has dated this Vanitas Still Life Painting to the 1930s.

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SA1206327
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7923
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A fantastic early 20th century vanitas still life, French School, c.1930s. Signed 'A. Fremont' to the lower right. Unframed.
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A vanitas paining symbolises the transience of life, the futility of worldly pleasures and the inevitability of death.
Harrington Antiques

This work depicts a skull atop a book with an artist's palette and paintbrushes, with a depiction of a red chalk drawing pinned to the pine boards above the scene. The work is well painted with fantastic use of shadow to create an effective three dimensional illusion. There is a small hole to the canvas to the left of the book. Verso there is evidence of a historic repair (please see photographs).

A striking work.

Dimensions:-

Length: 65cm

Height: 50cm

DELIVERY

UK Mainland: FREE

International Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote.

Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Date of Manufacture

Harrington Antiques has dated this Vanitas Still Life Painting to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1206327
Dealers Internal Ref
7923
Harrington Antiques
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An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background.
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Archive I An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background.

Vanitas Still Life by A. Fremont (French School). Oil On Canvas.

Archive II An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View II
Archive III An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View III
Archive IV An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View IV
Archive V An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View V
Archive VI An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View VI
Archive VII An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View VII
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Archive IX An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View IX
Archive X An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View X
Archive XI An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View XI
Archive XII An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View XII
Archive XIII An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View XIII
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Archive XV An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background. View XV
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An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background.
Vanitas Still Life by A. Fremont (French School). Oil On Canvas.
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An oil painting depicting a human skull resting on a bound book alongside an artist palette, brushes, and a pinned sketch against a vertical timber panel background.
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A Vanitas is a genre of still life artwork containing symbolic objects designed to remind viewers of mortality and the transience of earthly pleasures. Common motifs include human skulls, extinguished candles, timepieces, and artistic tools.

French School paintings from the nineteenth century typically utilised oil pigments mixed with linseed oil, applied onto stretched cotton or linen canvas, often grounded with gesso.

Authentic period oil paintings usually display natural craquelure across the varnish or paint surface, original wood stretchers, age-appropriate oxidisation on the canvas reverse, and artist signatures.

A Vanitas painting can be styled above a timber sideboard, within a gallery wall, or in a dark-toned library space to create a scholarly and structured focal point.

Keep the canvas away from direct sunlight, dampness, and extreme temperature fluctuations, cleaning gently only with a soft dry brush to prevent damage to delicate paint layers.
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