Still life with ginger jar, copper dish and fruit – oil on canvas, signed

Still life with green ginger jar, copper bowl and fruit – oil on canvas

A restrained still life in oil with a green ginger jar, a two-handled copper bowl filled with grapes and apples, and a dark kettle in the background. The painter works with a loose, broad touch in warm browns and greens. Indistinctly signed at lower right in blue-grey paint (‘W.v.Dor…’).

Why we chose this piece

This canvas wears its age openly: flaking paint, frayed edges, exposed canvas. That is precisely what makes it so beautiful. It is wabi-sabi in its purest form – the beauty of imperfection and of what time leaves behind. The copper and green still glow against the dark background.

Style and interior

At its best in a wabi-sabi, Japandi or country-style interior, leaning against a limewashed wall or on a shelf, unframed. Also very beautiful in a kitchen or dining room.

Dimensions: 69.7 × 49 cm
Artist: indistinctly signed (‘W.v.Dor…’)
Technique: oil on canvas; the canvas continues over the sides of the stretcher
Period: first half of the 20th century (estimated)
Origin: the Netherlands
Condition: Clearly weathered: considerable paint loss and flaking, especially on the left, on the apples and along the edges (photos 1 to 3), and loose, frayed and torn canvas edges (photo 4). Also dirt and craquelure. The paint is loose in places; handle with care. It can be restored if you wish, but we recommend leaving it just as it is.

Price:
€ 125

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