Still Life – Page 6 – The Discerning Palette

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Still Life with Chalice

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A striking mid-century modernist still life composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1956.

Central to the work is a dark green bottle and a silver-toned chalice, rendered with thick brushstrokes and strong contouring. A pair of oranges rest in the foreground, its saturated tones adding a burst of warmth against the cool tonalities.

The composition is built on interlocking planes of colour – muted greens and blues, yellow, and greys – forming an almost Cubist backdrop that suggests a tabletop and surrounding walls. The brushwork is expressive and textured, with visible strokes that give the surface a sculptural quality. The use of shadow and contrast imbues the otherwise abstracted objects with weight and presence.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary white frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has slight wear to its edges as shown, but is in good condition overall.

Size: 46 x 34.5 cm (including frame)

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Still Life with Fungi

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A tranquil and meticulously detailed mid-century still life composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1957.

The painting features an array of mushrooms thoughtfully arranged on a light surface. The fungi, with their distinct cap and stem, are depicted in varying orientations, some standing tall and others tilting to one side. The mushrooms’ natural shapes, paired with their subtle tonal differences, create an engaging composition.

The brushstrokes are deliberate and bold, lending a sculptural feel to the mushrooms, which are rendered with both softness and definition, showcasing the artist’s skilful manipulation of texture and light.

The colour palette is soft, incorporating naturalistic tones such as pale browns and cream, contrasted by the deeper blue in the foreground. The overall mood is tranquil, with a refined simplicity that invites the viewer to reflect on the beauty of still life.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame with an inner linen and gilt window. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 37.5 x 72.5cm (including frame)

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Bouquet on a Blue Afternoon

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A charming and vibrant mid-century modernist still life composition that depicts a joyous bouquet of pink and red blossoms mingled with small white flowers, executed in oil onto canvas.

The flowers sit on a rounded tabletop beside a small closed book and three pieces of fruit – adding a touch of domestic intimacy.

The background is a striking blend of cobalt and cerulean blues, setting off the floral arrangement with dramatic contrast. Bold, confident brushstrokes give the petals, leaves, and fruit a lively texture, while the simplified forms and saturated colours reflect a Fauvist-inspired modernist sensibility. The palette’s interplay of cool blues and warm earthy tones imbues the work with both freshness and intimacy.

This piece captures the essence of mid-century modernist painting: confident colour, spirited brushwork, and a celebration of the everyday made luminous.

This oil on canvas is presented in a robust wooden frame with a deep profile and inner gilt trim. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some minor wear to the moulding although this is in keeping with its vintage style and does not detract from its overall attractiveness.

Size: 71 x 57 cm (including frame)

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Cottage Among the Trees

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A soothing semi-abstract mid-century modernist painting that presents a white cottage nestled among trees, executed in oil onto board and dated 1959.

The composition is rendered in a semi-abstract style, where natural forms are simplified into blocks of muted colour. The house, with its pale walls and ochre roof, stands as the focal point, framed by the surrounding foliage and a single bare-branched tree in the foreground.

The palette is restrained and earthy, with soft tones of sage green, olive, beige, brown, and hints of lavender-grey, creating a sense of calm and understated harmony. The sky is suggested with cool, hazy blues, gently diffusing into the treetops.

Executed with bold, textured brushstrokes and areas of impasto, the surface has a tactile quality that emphasises the painter’s hand. Forms are built up in broad, angular strokes, giving the scene a structural yet atmospheric presence. The overall effect is one of quiet modernism – balancing abstraction with recognisable subject matter.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame with an inner linen border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 48.5 x 56.5 cm (including frame)

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Lemon & Blooms

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A charming and elegant mid-century interior still life painting, executed in oil onto board.

At the centre sits a yellow ceramic pot bursting with vibrant red and white blooms, flanked by a sculptural beige jug and a boldly striped canister in terracotta and black. A lone lemon rests on a deep green plate, adding a fresh burst of colour to the composition.

The style is distinctly modernist, marked by simplified forms, flat areas of colour, and a strong compositional structure. The muted yet warm palette – dominated by yellows, sage green, terracotta, and whites – is gently enlivened by the flower’s orange flare. Brushwork is smooth and controlled, giving the painting a clean quality, while the arrangement feels both intentional and intimate.

This piece celebrates the beauty of everyday objects, rendered with quiet confidence and timeless charm.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame with an inner white border. The painting has some water marks and drips visible in the lower section, but is in good vintage condition overall. The frame has some scuffs.

Size: 43 x 40 cm (including frame)

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Sunlit Windowsill

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A charming still life that captures a serene arrangement of potted plants basking in the glow of daylight streaming through a tall-paned window, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1978.

The composition presents an interior moment – a collection of leafy greens in various ceramic and clay pots, their silhouettes softened and fractured by the interplay of light and shadow. The foliage, rendered in loose yet deliberate strokes, reaches upward in arcs, suggesting gentle movement and vitality.

The style blends modernist simplicity with a painterly impressionism, focusing on atmosphere rather than strict realism. The palette is dominated by cool blues and soft greens, balanced by muted orange, creams, and warm golden tones filtering through the window.

Brushwork is confident and expressive, with layered, semi-transparent applications of paint that create a sense of depth and shifting light. The textured surface and visible strokes lend the work an immediacy, as though the scene was painted in one sitting to capture a fleeting afternoon mood.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary slim wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 51.5 x 58 cm (including frame)

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The Striped Cloth

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An vibrant mid-century interior still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas.

The composition presents a warmly lit domestic scene, featuring a hanging terracotta planter with cascading green foliage, a deep green bowl, and a striped textile draped casually across a tabletop. The backdrop is a moody, textured wash of blue, suggesting a window or a darkened interior wall, offering contrast to the brighter foreground.

Executed in a modernist style, the composition emphasises flat planes of colour and simplified forms. The palette is rich but controlled – yellow, navy blue, forest green, and earthy reds dominate the scene. The artist has used broad, confident brushstrokes and has left traces of underpainting and canvas texture visible, giving the work a spontaneous, tactile quality. The interplay between geometric shapes and organic curves imbues this still life with both structure and intimacy.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has very minor scuffs, but is in good condition overall.

Size: 49.5 x 38 cm (including frame)

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The White Vase

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A mid-century still life painting that presents a bold, modernist interpretation of a tabletop arrangement, executed in oil onto board and dated 1963 by the established Swedish artist Gunnar Hållander (1915-1980), whose artworks have represented in public collections including the National Museum and Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the Sundsvall Museum and the Institut Tessinin in Paris.

A tall, cylindrical white vase punctuates the centre of the composition, its simplified form rendered with thick impasto and heavy, deliberate brushstrokes. From the vase emerges a small bouquet of abstracted flowers in deep green, with accents of golden yellow and a striking touch of cobalt blue, all set against a muted grey-white background.

The composition is built around angular planes and geometric contrasts, with blocks of black, orange, and white forming the suggestion of a table surface, napkin, or cloth beneath the vase. The artist has stripped the subject down to its essential shapes, emphasising structure and rhythm rather than naturalistic detail.

The palette is restrained yet impactful, dominated by whites, greys, and blacks, punctuated by the warm mustard yellows and cool flashes of blue. The brushwork is textured and confident, with layered strokes that create depth and a tactile surface quality.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary sleek white frame with an inner silver border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 59 x 50 cm (including frame)

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Fruit & Earthenware

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A poised and balanced mid-century modernist still life composition, executed in oil onto board.

This composition features a rustic earthenware jug and a tall, narrow-necked bottle set against a stark surface of beige and muted blue. Clustered around the vessels are three pears and a golden onion, their organic forms softened with angular brushwork.

Deliberate black outlines and the creative use of negative space frame each object with bold confidence – adding definition to the respective forms.

The palette is subdued and earthy. The background is confidently blocked out in moody hues of browns and blues, evoking a quiet, introspective atmosphere. The brushstrokes are deliberate and lightly textural, with a visible painterly hand that flattens space while emphasising structure and form.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 40.5 x 48.5 cm (including frame)

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Geraniums & Jugs

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A delicate and elegant mid-century interior still life composition, painted in oil onto board.

At the heart of the composition is a potted geranium, its blushing pink blossoms and lush green foliage rendered in thick, expressive strokes that suggest the fleeting warmth of sunlight filtering into the room.

The flower is flanked by two pitchers – one an earthy brown and the other a cool, light pale blue. The background is divided into blocks of pastel yellows, muted purples, and soft aquas, creating a subtly abstracted interior that emphasises tonal harmony and light.

Painted with loose yet deliberate brushwork, the surface reveals the artist’s hand in every sweep and dab, imbuing the scene with movement.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary white-painted distressed style wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has a small nick at its left corner but is in very good condition overall.

Size: 62 x 53 cm (including frame)

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Singing by the Fire

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A fun and joyful composition of an interior home setting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1982.

This charming narrative painting features an array of details for us to explore, from the patterns of the rugs and walls, to the curtains and objects on the walls and the tiled stove with a fire.

A family of adults and young children are sat by a table laid out with drinks. They appear to have a song book in their hand, as they listen and sing to the music played by the musician with the accordion at the right foreground of the painting.

The artist has used a Naïve style, infusing the painting with an aura of playful charm as well as rich colours. There is sincerity to its simplicity, making it an enjoyable piece to slowly take in and explore with its wonderful array of details and uplifting feel.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame with an inner gilt border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has minor scuffs on its gilt border.

Size: 31 x 36 cm (including frame)

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Summer Fruits, Summer Flowers

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A bright and cheerful modernist style still life, painted onto canvas.

In this composition we have two patterned jugs filled with flowers, a single pear to the left and a bowl of grapes in the centre. The palette is restrained, focusing on white and mustard, with pops of pink, red and purple. The paint application is textured, giving the piece its painterly quality. The painting is a homely reminder of bright sunny mornings, and will certainly cheer up an interior space.

The painting is unframed but it has white painted sides so there is no need for framing unless preferred. The painting is in very good condition.

Size: 31 x 42 cm (including frame)

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A Close Bond

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A very large and brilliantly executed mid century modernist figurative composition in oil, painted onto canvas by Swedish painter Hans Osswald (1919-1983), whose works have been exhibited at the National Museum in Stockholm, Malmö Museum as well as The Brooklyn Museum.

The composition captures the tender and affections connection between two people. Seated closely side by side, the two abstracted figures are depicted in a bold, minimalist, and colourful style. The focus is on shape, colour, and form rather than intricate details.

The palette consists of soft pastels, including shades of creams and yellows, with vibrant accents of blue, green, and red dispersed across the canvas. Upon close inspection of the painting, one can notice how the artist has skilfully layered contrasting swathes of colours to reveal a light texture and interest to this heart-warming painting.

Overall, the artist’s use of abstracted, geometric shapes, fragmented lines, and bold brushstrokes creates a dynamic yet harmonious composition.

This oil on canvas is accentuated by a dark wood frame with an outer and inner gold border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffing.

Size: 99 x 79 cm (including frame)

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Intersections of Grey

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A very large mid century modernist abstract composition, painted in oil onto board.

Almost monochrome in its palette, this abstract composition has a focus on mark making. The artist has combined a variety of both loose and more controlled marks, creating interesting angles and shapes that meet and intersect as well as drawing attention to positive and negative space. The painting has a matte texture, giving it a raw and charcoal like quality. The artist has painted in a white border, which draws our eye inwards towards the main composition.

This oil on cradled panel is presented in a gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has a small mark to the left corner as shown, but is in good condition overall.

Size: 65 x 85 cm (including frame)

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Jugs & Funnel

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An inviting and soothing mid-century modernist style still life composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

Simple yet very effective in its composition, the painting features 2 jugs and a funnel arranged atop a black cloth on a table.

The colour palette is restrained, employing muted shades of cream, beige, and black, imbuing the work with a soothing yet nostalgic feel. By applying subtle shifts in tone, the artist skilfully uses colour gradients to enhance the three-dimensional quality of the objects.

The brushstrokes are expressive yet controlled, giving texture and depth to the scene.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary slim wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 64.5 x 45 cm (including frame)

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Lemon & Green Cup

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A refined and meticulously painted mid-century still life composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

The painting presents a minimalist tabletop arrangement featuring a luminous yellow lemon placed beside a green cup with a delicate handle. The composition is anchored in simplicity, with both objects casting gentle reflections on the polished surface beneath them, adding a subtle layer of depth and realism.

Rendered in a realist style, the artist’s treatment is crisp and controlled. The background is softly blurred in tonal gradations of warm browns and silvery greys, evoking a sense of stillness and domestic calm.

The colour palette is restrained yet effective – the zesty lemon provides a vivid focal point, while the rich, mossy green of the cup lends balance. Brushstrokes are tight and precise, especially in the reflective elements, suggesting a highly skilled hand and a focus on surface texture and light behaviour. The result is a serene and contemplative work that captures the quiet beauty of everyday objects.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary frame with an inner cream border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 39.5 x 44 cm (including frame)

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Pear Harvest

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A compelling and characterful still life composition executed in oil on board and dated 1964, by the established Swedish artist Eric Cederberg (1897-1984), whose artworks have been represented in several public and museum collections across Sweden.

The composition features four pears clustered in an intimate arrangement, their irregular forms casting deep shadows on a softly textured tabletop. Rendered in thick, deliberate strokes, the pears exhibit a range of green and golden tones, highlighting the subtle variations in ripeness and light. The background is divided into muted blocks of beige and muted pink, adding a sense of modernist abstraction while allowing the forms to remain grounded and tangible.

The brushwork is notably expressive, with impasto applications lending a tactile, almost sculptural quality to the fruit and surface. Each pear is defined not by rigid outlines but by nuanced tonal shifts and textural contrasts, embodying the artist’s sensitivity to both form and mood. The overall effect is contemplative and earthy, inviting viewers to revel in the simple beauty of everyday objects,

This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame with an inner border. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some minor scuffing but is in good condition overall.

Size: 33x 42cm (including frame)

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Quiet Hours

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A large and expressive mid-century interior still life that captures a quiet, contemplative moment within a rustic domestic space, executed in oil onto canvas.

A sunlit table by the window holds a cluster of everyday objects: a ceramic pot, a coffee grinder, and a single blue cup and saucer – all rendered with dynamic and swift brushstrokes. Soft daylight filters through curtains, casting diffused shadows and illuminating the worn tabletop with a gentle, silvery glow.

The artist has used broad, gestural brushstrokes and a muted palette of earthen browns, greys, creamy whites, and soft blues. The treatment of light and surface recalls Scandinavian modernist sensibilities, where atmosphere and introspection are prized over precision. The composition is anchored by bold tonal contrasts, yet the brushwork remains fluid and expressive, suggesting the transient nature of morning rituals and quiet solitude. A small potted plant on the windowsill adds a subtle warmth, hinting at life beyond the frame.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 73.5 x 78.5 cm (including frame)

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Room with Red Cushion

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A large and expressive mid-century still life interior that captures a quiet, intimate domestic moment, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1946.

A white-clothed table anchors the composition, atop which sits a rustic bucket, a dark green wine bottle, and a wooden fruit bowl brimming with apples and citrus. The scene unfolds in a modest room with a suggestion of a back door opening to stairs, painted in dark tones. A single chair with a red seat cushion partially frames the left side of the composition.

Executed in broad, expressive brushstrokes, the painting embraces the earthy palette – burnt orange, olive green, mustard yellow, muted blue, and chalky whites. The artist has used a loose, painterly style, with visible textures and confident, gestural strokes that lend the work a tactile immediacy. The result is a composition that is both grounded and atmospheric, imbued with a sense of nostalgia and quietude.

This oil on canvas is housed in a very well-suited wood frame with an inner linen border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 90 x 74.5 cm (including frame)

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The Ceramic Vase

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A soothing mid-century modernist style still life composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

Simple yet effective in its composition, the painting presents a ceramic vase placed atop a cloth with folds, set against a grey backdrop.

The colour palette is muted and soothing, with gentle tones of grey, beige, lavender, and hints of earthy browns. These tones evoke a calm atmosphere.

The artist has used short, impressionistic strokes that wonderfully layer as well as blend respective hues, giving the painting a slight textural quality and adding character to it.

This oil on canvas is housed in a very well-suited frame with a gilt and blue border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 46 x 54 cm (including frame)

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The Cockerel

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A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist style still life composition, painted in oil onto board by the established Swedish artist Richard Björklund (1897–1974) whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the National Museum in Stockholm, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Malmo Museum, Ystads Art Museum, and others.

This painting portrays a tabletop scene with what appears to be a cockerel figurine, a pot, as well as a bottle.

Working under a largely modernist ethos and containing elements of abstraction and cubism, the artist has skilfully deconstructed and simplified the scene down to geometric shapes and colour blocks, rather than focus on realistic detail.

A limited colour palette of muted tones—such as blue, grey, beige, and white—accentuated by vivid reds for the figurine’s comb and beak, have been used. This helps to create a balanced contrast, as well as create depth and space within the picture.

The brushstrokes are expressive and visible, adding a light tactile quality to the piece.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame with an inner linen border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 59 x 51 cm (including frame)

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Vessels and Bowl

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A striking mid-century modernist style sill life composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1953.

The subject matter consists of a green bottle, a blue vessel, and a yellow bowl, thoughtfully arranged against a subdued backdrop of muted greys, greens, and mauves.

Containing elements of abstraction, the artist has skilfully reduced the composition into simplified forms and blocks of overlapping shapes with contrasting colours, that demonstrate a sense of depth to the painting.

The choice of colours is restrained yet impactful, offering a balance between contrast and cohesion. And the selection of muted shades adds a soothing feel to the work.

The artist has used painterly, expressive brushstrokes that create a textured, layered appearance, allowing each object to possess a sculptural quality.

This oil on board is housed in a very well-suited wood frame with multiple profiles. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 52.5 x 42.5 cm (including frame)

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Zest

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A vivid mid-century still life composition bursting with energy and spontaneity, painted in oil onto board.

The painting captures a dynamic arrangement of oranges rendered in expressive, gestural strokes.

The artist has used a bold technique, with thick applications of orange and brown paint evoking the tactile roundness of citrus fruit. Hints of blue punctuate the composition, providing striking contrast and outlining the curves with dramatic flair. The background swirls with earthy browns and warm neutrals, lending the scene a grounded yet painterly atmosphere.

The confident brushwork is vigorous and expressive, imbuing the simple subject matter with emotion and rhythm.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 36 x 47.5 cm (including frame)

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Interior with Red Chair

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A compelling and emotive interior still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1989.

In this composition, the artist presents a loosely rendered interior scene suffused with mood and memory. A single red chair, boldly defined in the foreground, anchors the composition and draws the viewer’s gaze. Behind it, a soft turquoise table supports a glowing white pot, while indistinct shapes and brushstrokes in the background suggest an intimate room.

The style leans toward abstract expressionism with hints of figurative elements. Colours are layered in earthy tones – dusty reds, muddy browns, and muted teals – interrupted by flickers of yellow and white light that evoke a hazy, lived-in atmosphere.

The brushwork is gestural and textured, varying from thick strokes to smoother, blended sweeps, creating a dynamic tension between solidity and blur.

This atmospheric still life captures not just the objects themselves, but the emotional resonance of a quiet, familiar space.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary black frame. Both the painting and frame are in very good vintage condition.

Size: 45.5 x 56.5 cm (including frame)

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Pitcher & Pears

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A expressive and lively mid-century still life from 1958 that captures a vibrant arrangement of fruit and a pitcher set against a boldly abstracted interior, executed in oil onto board.

A pear, an apple, and sliced citrus rest on a geometric table surface, while a pale blue pitcher anchors the composition with sculptural solidity.

Rendered in confident, textured brushstrokes, the painting channels post-Impressionist and early Modernist sensibilities. The palette is rich and varied, blending warm yellows, earthy browns, and intense reds with cooler tones of turquoise and blues. Each hue is applied with visible, gestural strokes that lend the work a sense of immediacy and rhythm.

The background is an interplay of vertical and diagonal planes, suggestive of drapery or wall panels, contributing to the dynamic spatial ambiguity.

This oil on board is housed in a very well-suited wood frame. The painting has some craquelure present, but the paint layer is very stable overall. The frame has some paint losses, but this is in keeping with its vintage style.

Size: 60 x 51.5 cm (including frame)

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Pregnant Pears

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A very well executed still life composition by British artist Nancy Crewe, painted in oil on to board and presented beautifully in a bespoke white tray frame.

It features four pears, arranged in a row across a horizontal composition, on a muted green and brown surface. The backdrop is a softly blended cream and ochre gradient, suggesting a calm, abstracted environment, almost dreamlike in its quietness.

The lighting and deep shadows cast beneath the pears give the composition a sense of solidity and grounding, contrasting with the airy, abstracted background. The simplified palette—earthy greens, ochres, and whites—evokes a feeling of calm introspection.

This work stands out for its poetic simplicity and its ability to evoke human qualities through still life.

The oil on board is housed in a very complementary white tray frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

Size: 43.5 x 53.5cm (including frame)

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Sunflowers & Fruit

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A cheerful and expressive mid-century still life that bursts with warmth and rustic simplicity, executed in oil onto canvas.

Seven radiant sunflowers, rendered in golden yellows with dark, textured centers, stand proudly in a deep blue pitcher that anchors the composition. The petals, some of which have gently fallen onto the tabletop, are painted with confident, sweeping brushstrokes that lend the work a sense of movement and spontaneity.

The background features a soft, pale vertical gradient juxtaposed against a solid emerald green curtain, creating a subtle tension between formality and domestic comfort. To the right, a small green bowl cradles a red apple and a golden pear – an understated yet charming detail that balances the composition.

The artist employs a naïve, expressive style, favouring bold outlines and flat planes of colour over realism. The overall palette is warm and inviting, grounded by earthy browns and lifted by the rich hues of the floral arrangement and fruit.

This oil on canvas is housed in a very well-suited gilt frame with an inner linen lining. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 66 x 53 cm (including frame)

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A Gentle Afternoon

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A cosy and charming mid-century interior setting composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

The central focus of the painting is an oil lamp placed atop a round wooden table that has been covered with a vibrant blue tablecloth adorned with red floral and green leaf patterns. A window in the background allows soft daylight to spill into the room, illuminating the lace curtains.

The artist has used a loose, painterly style with soft and precise brushstrokes, creating a sense of warmth and tranquility. The colour palette is harmonious. The background is muted and neutral, bringing our attention to the objects in the foreground.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary slim wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 63 x 52 cm (including frame)

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Basket of Fruit

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An expressive and charming mid century still life composition, executed in oil onto board.

The painting captures a carefully arranged tabletop composition featuring a woven basket filled with onions and an orange, surrounded by rustic pottery, potted greenery, and a striking blue vase holding deep purple flowers. A rich green cloth drapes across the surface, adding depth and contrast to the arrangement.

Executed in an expressive style, the painting showcases a harmonious blend of warm and cool tones, with earthy browns and greens balanced by soft blues and purples.

The artist has used dynamic, visible brushstrokes, layering colour with a painterly approach that brings texture and movement to the scene. The background is rendered in a muted, abstract manner, allowing the still life elements to take center stage.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary robust wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffing present.

Size: 61 x 69.5 cm (including frame)

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Flowers & Checkers

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A well executed and vividly coloured mid century modernist still composition, painted in oil onto board.

Reminiscent of the Modern British artist Mary Fedden (1915-2012), this painting also features a playful delight in the particularities of everyday objects, from stripes and checkers, to flattened perspective as well as bold use of colour. It elevates the beauty and particularity of everyday objects including lemons and flowers, and imbues them with significance and character.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 71 x 88 cm (including frame)

Free domestic (UK) shipping. As this artwork is very large, it is unlikely that we will be able to ship it internationally. If you are very interested and are located outside of the UK, please contact us and we will see what we can do.

The sculpture seen in the photos is also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

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