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An Early 20th Century Still Life Painting
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An Early 20th Century Still Life Painting

1900 - 1920
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An early 20th century Post-impressionist oil painting on canvas, of a still life featuring a tabletop arrangement with a stoppered wine bottle with a dish with fruit to the left and a red bowl on a cloth with a knife resting upon it to the right, in a giltwood swept frame, 18” by 23½”. Probably French, circa 1900.

Condition: Excellent, the painting is in very good condition with no damage or repairs, the canvas is in excellent original condition, the paint is in excellent condition with no loss, the frame, which appears to be the original, is in very good condition with no losses or damage. Overall this is a charming painting redolent of the work of Paul Cezanne.

Physical Dimensions
Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Chequers Antiques has dated this Impressionist Still Life Painting to the 1900s.

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SA1231811
Description
An early 20th century Post-impressionist oil painting on canvas, of a still life featuring a tabletop arrangement with a stoppered wine bottle with a dish with fruit to the left and a red bowl on a cloth with a knife resting upon it to the right, in a giltwood swept frame, 18” by 23½”. Probably French, circa 1900.
fig 1. An early twentieth-century post-impressionist oil painting depicting a tabletop still life with a glass bottle, fruit, and a red bowl, enclosed within a carved swept gilt frame.
fig 1. An Early 20th Century Still Life Painting

Condition: Excellent, the painting is in very good condition with no damage or repairs, the canvas is in excellent original condition, the paint is in excellent condition with no loss, the frame, which appears to be the original, is in very good condition with no losses or damage. Overall this is a charming painting redolent of the work of Paul Cezanne.

Height
60cm (23.62")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Chequers Antiques has dated this Impressionist Still Life Painting to the 1900s.

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SA1231811
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An early twentieth-century post-impressionist oil painting depicting a tabletop still life with a glass bottle, fruit, and a red bowl, enclosed within a carved swept gilt frame.
An Early 20th Century Still Life Painting
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An early twentieth-century post-impressionist oil painting depicting a tabletop still life with a glass bottle, fruit, and a red bowl, enclosed within a carved swept gilt frame.
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  • ObjectOil Paintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StylePost-Impressionism
  • MaterialOil on Canvas, Gilt Wood
  • ColourGold and Muted Blue
  • MotifsImpasto brushwork, Ornate shell corners, Swept gilt frame, Tabletop composition
  • SizeH 60 cm (24 in) x W 72 cm (28 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This early 20th century Post-Impressionist oil painting on canvas presents a tabletop still life arrangement. The composition depicts a stoppered green glass wine bottle accompanied to the left by a white dish holding yellow, orange and red fruit, and to the right by a red bowl resting on a white and blue cloth alongside a dark-handled knife. The artwork employs expressive impasto brushwork in muted blue, grey and earthy tones against a neutral background. The canvas sits within an original ornate gilt wood swept frame featuring carved scrollwork and detailed shell motifs at the corners. The piece measures 60 cm high, 72 cm wide and 5 cm deep. This French Chateau style artwork suits placement above a sideboard or console table in a living room, dining area or hallway, bringing character and classic artistic appeal to traditional and eclectic interiors.

FAQs

Post-Impressionist still life artwork is defined by a shift away from strict naturalism towards expressive colour, simplified forms, and textured application of paint. Artists frequently depicted everyday domestic objects, focusing on composition, light balance, and tonal harmonies.

Paintings from the early twentieth century were predominantly rendered using oil pigments ground with linseed oil, applied onto stretched linen or cotton canvas support. Frames were typically carved wood or moulded composition plaster finished with gold leaf gilding.

Authenticity is evaluated through age-appropriate canvas ageing, natural craquelure patterns across the paint surface, historic framing techniques, and signatures or gallery labels attached to the reverse stretcher bars.

An antique oil painting can be layered on a modern sideboard, hung above a fireplace mantelpiece, or integrated into a gallery wall to provide textural contrast against contemporary wall colours and clean-lined furniture.

Oil paintings should be hung away from direct sunlight, damp walls, and fluctuating heat sources to prevent cracking or canvas distortion. Cleaning should be restricted to light dusting with a soft dry brush, avoiding liquid cleaners.
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