Still Life – Page 7 – The Discerning Palette

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Bottle & Fruit

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A charming mid-century modernist still life composition that captures a tabletop arrangement rendered in bold, expressive strokes, executed in oil onto canvas.

Inviting viewers to revel in the simple beauty of everyday objects, the painting presents a tall green bottle, flanked by two oranges and two pears – one a deep green and the other a warm golden hue. The fruit appears loosely arranged on a white and mauve tablecloth, set against a richly layered background of deep blues and soft purples.

The artist has used a vivid and and lively colour palette, with saturated tones of green, burnt orange, rich blue and violet playing off one another to create both harmony and contrast. The brushstrokes are confident and gestural, with visible textural layering giving the work a sense of movement and energy.

This oil on canvas is housed in complementary silver painted wood frame with an inner cream border. The painting is in very good vintage condition, and the frame has minor scuffing.

Size: 54 x 58 cm (including frame)

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Bottle & Books

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A vivid and striking mid-century modernist style still life rendered in bold, expressive strokes, executed in oil onto board.

The composition centers around a stylised bottle positioned by stacked books and a rounded green fruit, all set against a rhythmically painted abstract backdrop.

The artist has used a dynamic palette of cool blues and greens, accented with pops of yellow, creating a vibrant yet harmonious scene.

The forms are outlined in thick, confident black lines, further accentuating each shape. The brushstrokes are broad, gestural, and textural, imbuing the work with a tactile energy. The background is composed of soft, blended gradients and rhythmic horizontal brushwork, evoking the feeling of light filtering through a window.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting has some marks, but is in good vintage condition overall. The frame has some scuffs.

Size: 39.5 x 62.5 cm (including frame)

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Chair & Vessels

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A small yet compelling mid-century modernist interior scene executed in a geometric abstraction style and muted tonal harmony, painted in oil onto board.

The composition features a simplified domestic arrangement – a wooden chair, a tabletop with ceramic vessels – all rendered in blocky, interlocking planes. The artist’s approach flattens space, drawing influence from Cubism, while retaining the warmth and familiarity of a lived-in interior.

The muted palette consists of greens, blues, and browns, evoking a calm, contemplative atmosphere. The brushwork is assertive and sculptural, with short, directional strokes that build texture and form without over-modelling. Each object is distilled to its essential volume, balancing abstraction with recognisability.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary deep, gold-edged frame with an inner linen lining. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 30 x 20 cm (including frame)

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Cubist Instruments

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A fun and playful large 20th century cubist composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1975 by Belgian artist Pierre Goossens.

This painting is a vibrant and structured cubist-style still life, featuring a table densely packed with musical instruments and domestic objects, rendered in flattened geometric forms and bold, contrasting colours.

At the centre is a large guitar, overlapping with a mandolin or lute, both abstracted into simplified, stylized shapes. A pair of green glasses or vessels, a red beret, and a bottle or vase are also identifiable among the layered elements. The tablecloth is covered with various patterned fabrics, adding texture and complexity. Behind the scene, an open window reveals a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds, bringing depth and a suggestion of an exterior world.

The overall palette combines warm earthy tones (browns, reds, and ochres) with cool blues and blacks, creating dynamic visual contrast. The artist uses strong outlines and flat planes to define the forms, typical of the cubist and synthetic cubist approaches influenced by Picasso and Braque.

This painting is lively and rhythmic, celebrating form and colour through a stylised representation of everyday objects in a domestic or café-like setting.

This large oil on canvas is presented in a stepped black wood frame with an inner pale blue slip, which suits it well. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has some surface wear and scuffing but is in a good and stable condition.

Size: 65 x 95.5 cm

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The Scalloped Basket

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A vivid and striking mid century modernist still life composition in oil, painted onto board.

This painting is a semi-abstract still life with bold shapes and expressive brushwork. It features a dark bowl or basket with a scalloped white rim sitting on a patterned, richly coloured surface, possibly a tablecloth. Next to the bowl are two round yellow and green fruits, likely a lemon and an apple.

The tablecloth has a fragmented, mosaic-like design in deep reds, blues, and blacks, creating strong visual texture and depth. The bowl or dish dominates the left side of the composition, with jagged white accents that contrast sharply with the dark background. The fruits on the lower right provide a pop of colour with their bright yellows and greens. The background wall is pale, divided into two contrasting patches of cream and olive green, adding to the geometric structure of the piece.

The painting is expressionist in style, with loose, energetic brushstrokes and abstracted forms. It emphasises contrast—between light and dark, soft and sharp, warm and cool tones. The mood is introspective and slightly mysterious, inviting the viewer to interpret the scene beyond its literal objects.

This oil on board is housed in a simple wood frame which draws attention to the painting. Both painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 51.5 x 61cm (including frame)

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Assembly of Hats

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A intriguing mid-century figurative composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

The composition captures a crowd of anonymous figures viewed from behind, unified by their distinctive broad-brimmed hats. Executed in oil on canvas, the work reflects the era’s modernist leanings—eschewing facial detail in favor of bold, graphic silhouettes and rhythmic repetition.

The palette is anchored in deep navy, forest green, and burnt orange, punctuated by pale blues. The background is a rich mustard yellow, adding warmth and contrast to the cooler tones of the garments. The brushwork is assertive and unrefined, with expressive, visible strokes that lend texture and energy to the scene. With its flattened perspective and geometric treatment of form, the piece evokes a quiet sense of uniformity and introspection – inviting viewers to reflect on identity, collectivity, and presence.

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

Size: 37.5 x 37 cm (including frame)

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Beneath the Arch

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An evocative semi-abstract mid-century modernist interpretation of the Viaduct in Algeciras, Spain, painted in oil onto canvas by Swedish artist Eric Elfvén (1921–2008), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

A lone, abstracted figure stands beneath an arched colonnade in the foreground, gazing out across a wide promenade that curves gently toward a serene coastal horizon. In the distance, geometric blocks suggest buildings or containers, subtly evoking the industrial and maritime character of the port city.

Modernist in its ethos, the work takes on a reductionist, semi-abstract approach, and emphasises shape and composition over fine detail. Blocks of colour form a carefully balanced arrangement, where the solidity of forms meets the openness of sky and sea. The palette is composed of a mix of muted and earthy shades, creating a harmonious interplay between land, architecture, and atmosphere.

Brushstrokes are smooth and deliberate, with areas of subtly blended paint that enhance the sense of calm and space. Gentle tonal transitions and curved perspective lines draw the eye toward the horizon, giving the work a meditative quality.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting has some scattered craquelure but the paint layer is very stable overall and in good condition.

Size: 49.5 x 69 cm (including frame)

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Cherry Blossoms

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A delicately composed mid-century still life painting that features a slender arrangement of cherry blossom branches set in a terracotta-toned vase, executed in oil onto canvas.

The blossoms are rendered in soft, airy pinks, their fine details and slight asymmetry lending a quiet authenticity. They rise against a pale mint-green backdrop, which has been brushed with vertical strokes to create a subtle gradient and atmospheric texture.

Beneath the vase, a flat plane of striped fabric anchors the composition. Painted in muted yet rhythmic tones of lavender, blue, rust red, and cream, the cloth introduces a modernist sense of geometry and contrast to the otherwise organic subject.

The artist’s style is minimalist and intentional, with a restrained palette and fine, dry brushwork. There is a contemplative stillness in the scene — a gentle harmony between form and pattern, nature and interior.

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

Size: 58 x 49 cm (including frame)

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Still Life with Peppers

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A simple yet very pleasant modernist still life oil composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1981.

Set against a light-toned backdrop, three white peppers take centre stage. The artist has deliberately used a restrained colour palette featuring light shades of green, beige and yellow, that harmonise wonderfully together. The brushstrokes are gentle, smooth, and precise, lending a calming ambiance to the painting.

Through its overall minimalist feel, the artwork achieves a balance of simplicity and understated elegance.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary silver frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has scuffing

Size: 32 x 42 cm (including frame)

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The Arrangement

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The painting favours a subdued palette of earthy sand, muted greys, pale greens, soft whites, and dusty pinks. These tones are carefully balanced to evoke a sense of calm and cohesion, while the curved and angular geometries of the objects introduce dynamic tension.

The artist has used broad, expressive brushstrokes, giving the surface a tactile, almost sculptural quality. Edges are softened rather than sharply defined, lending the work a contemplative, introspective tone. This is a piece that quietly commands attention through its meditative balance of form and colour – a testament to the modernist ethos of finding beauty in simplicity.

This oil on canvas is housed in a very well-suited hessian lined wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has very minor scuffs.

Size: 37 x 50 cm (including frame)

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The Artist’s Worktop

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A very well executed mid century modernist still life composition, painted in oil on board.

This painting is a still life composition featuring an arrangement of bottles, jars, and vessels on a tabletop. It is probably an artist’s table , as we can see used paint brushes and palette knives in the bottles. Rendered in a loose, painterly style, it captures the textures and forms of everyday objects with expressive brushwork and a subdued yet rich colour palette.

The colour palette is primarily earthy tones—browns, muted greens, and soft blues—contrasted against a neutral grey-beige background. The light source is subtle, creating soft highlights and shadows, giving volume and depth to the bottles. The strokes are confident and expressive, emphasising form over detail, typical of a modern impressionist or post-impressionist approach.

The atmosphere is calm and introspective, inviting viewers to appreciate the beauty in simple, overlooked objects. The painting carries a sense of quiet domesticity and artistic reflection, possibly referencing the workspace of a painter or craftsperson.

This oil on board is presented in a beautiful hessian lined frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 50 x 58 cm (including frame)

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Flowers & Tomatoes

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A charming mid-century interior still life painting that captures a quiet domestic scene rendered with warmth and texture, executed in oil onto board and dated 1948.

At the heart of the composition, a simple white plate holding three ripe tomatoes sits atop a table draped with an emerald-green cloth. To the side, a blue vase overflows with delicate white daisies, their soft forms contrasting against the bold backdrop of rich green drapery. Behind, a glimpse of an interior window or framed opening deepens the spatial complexity of the piece.

The brushwork is expressive and textured, with visible strokes that build a tactile surface. The colour palette is earthy yet vibrant: deep greens, muted whites, warm reds, and blues create a harmonious yet dynamic visual rhythm. The artist skilfully balances structure and spontaneity, infusing the everyday with a timeless, almost contemplative beauty.

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

Size: 77.5 x 67 cm (including frame)

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Mackerel & Lemon

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A bold and striking mid-century still life composition, executed in oil onto canvas.

The painting presents two mackerel laid on a plate, accented with a lemon wedge and a backdrop of simplified, abstracted elements, and a stark blue tabletop. The fish are rendered in vibrant blues and greys, with expressive yellow eyes that draw immediate attention.

There is a strong emphasis on simplified forms and expressive brushwork. The palette is restrained but impactful, dominated by cool tones—deep navy, cobalt blue, teal—offset by earthy beige and a pop of lemon yellow. Thick, confident brushstrokes and impasto application give the surface a rich texture, adding dimensionality and dynamism to the otherwise static subject.

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

Size: 51.5 x 68.5 cm (including frame)

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Still Life Antique White

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An engaging and powerful abstract composition by British contemporary artist Lloyd Durling, executed in graphite, oil pastel, and oil stick on Arches paper, and dated 2022.

This painting embodies a sense of balance and quiet elegance. The arrangement of objects, subdued colours, and textured surface create a contemplative mood, drawing attention to the beauty of simplicity. Its minimalist and abstract nature invites the viewer to reflect on form, space, and harmony, making it a refined and poetic work.

Lloyd is based in London and his practice is painting-based. His first international solo show was in 2010 at Golden in Chicago and he has exhibited widely throughout Europe, Asia and the US. In 2017 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Lloyd’s works are held in public and private collections worldwide, including the Whitworth Art Gallery and Museum, Progressive collection, America and Nomura Bank, Japan.

This painting is mounted and presented in a light wood frame, behind glass. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

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Size: 39 x 46.5 cm (including frame)

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Still Life Blue Pale

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An engaging and powerful abstract composition by British contemporary artist Lloyd Durling, executed in graphite, oil pastel, and oil stick on Arches paper, and dated 2022.

This painting embodies a quiet elegance, using abstraction and simplicity to convey a still-life scene with a sense of balance and calm. The muted colors, soft textures, and minimalist approach create a meditative, timeless quality, inviting viewers to appreciate the beauty of everyday objects in a stripped-down, essential form.

Lloyd is based in London and his practice is painting-based. His first international solo show was in 2010 at Golden in Chicago and he has exhibited widely throughout Europe, Asia and the US. In 2017 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Lloyd’s works are held in public and private collections worldwide, including the Whitworth Art Gallery and Museum, Progressive collection, America and Nomura Bank, Japan.

This painting is mounted and presented in a light wood frame, behind glass. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

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Size: 39 x 46.5 cm (including frame)

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Still Life Coral Ochre

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An engaging and powerful abstract composition by British contemporary artist Lloyd Durling, executed in graphite, oil pastel, and oil stick on Arches paper, and dated 2022.

This painting embodies a sense of balance and quiet elegance. The arrangement of objects, subdued colours, and textured surface create a contemplative mood, drawing attention to the beauty of simplicity. Its minimalist and abstract nature invites the viewer to reflect on form, space, and harmony, making it a refined and poetic work.

Lloyd is based in London and his practice is painting-based. His first international solo show was in 2010 at Golden in Chicago and he has exhibited widely throughout Europe, Asia and the US. In 2017 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Lloyd’s works are held in public and private collections worldwide, including the Whitworth Art Gallery and Museum, Progressive collection, America and Nomura Bank, Japan.

This painting is mounted and presented in a light wood frame, behind glass. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

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Size: 39 x 46.5 cm (including frame)

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Three Painted Forms II

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An engaging and powerful abstract composition by British contemporary artist Lloyd Durling, executed in graphite, oil pastel, and oil stick on Arches paper, and dated 2022.

This painting embodies a sense of tranquillity and balance through its thoughtful composition, muted tones, and textured surface. The abstracted forms, reminiscent of stones or play objects, evoke a quiet, contemplative mood. Its minimalist style invites the viewer to appreciate the beauty of simple shapes and subtle variations in colour and texture, making it a poetic and meditative piece.

This painting is a beautifully restrained and contemplative work, blending abstract and minimalist elements. The soft colour palette, organic textures, and balanced composition create a peaceful, introspective atmosphere. Its simplicity invites viewers to engage with the subtle details and textures, making it a quietly compelling piece.

Lloyd is based in London and his practice is painting-based. His first international solo show was in 2010 at Golden in Chicago and he has exhibited widely throughout Europe, Asia and the US. In 2017 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Lloyd’s works are held in public and private collections worldwide, including the Whitworth Art Gallery and Museum, Progressive collection, America and Nomura Bank, Japan.

This painting is mounted and presented in a light wood frame, behind glass. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

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Size: 32 x 39 cm (including frame)

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Impasto Bottles

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A striking modernist style still life composition that combines abstraction, bold textures, and a harmonious colour palette, executed in oil onto board and dated 1956.

The composition presents a collection of bottles of varying sizes and colours.

Modernist in its ethos, the artist has abstracted and reduced the respective forms into blocks of contrasting colours, focusing on their essential shapes instead of realistic details.

The artist has used bold, impasto brushstrokes, applying thick layers of paint to create a highly textured surface. These visible, expressive strokes add depth and movement to the composition, conveying a tactile quality that invites viewers to explore the painting up close.

The colour palette is warm and earthy, dominated by shades of yellow, green, brown, and hints of vibrant blue and red. These muted tones work together harmoniously. The darker accents provide contrast, emphasising the vertical forms of the bottles and the rhythm within the composition.

This oil on board is housed in a unique and characterful gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The linen border to the frame has some age wear, but this is in keeping with its vintage style. It is in good condition overall.

Size: 37.5 x 60 cm (including frame)

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Still Life with Glass Bottle

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A brilliantly executed and gentle mid-century modernist style still life composition, executed in oil onto board.

A glass bottle, a green apple, a lemon, and a blue bowl are carefully arranged on a table.

Modernist in its ethos, the artist has skilfully reduced the forms into blocks of contrasting colours to create depth, while maintaining the flatness flatness of the board.

The scene is rendered in a beautiful palette of muted pastel shades—soft blues, gentle yellows, pale greens and subdued greys—that lend a calm and soothing quality to the painting.

Short, expressive brushstrokes add energy to the scene, emphasising the artist’s hand in creating the work.

Overall, the painting has a wonderful balance between form and colour, simplicity and expression. And the composition invites viewers to appreciate the beauty of everyday objects.

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

Size: 67.5 x 77.5 cm (including frame)

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Fruit & Bottles

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A captivating mid-century modernist still life painting that captures a carefully arranged composition of everyday objects, executed in oil onto canvas.

Presenting a tall cylindrical glass, a red rectangular box, a clear bottle, and pieces of fruit, the objects are set against a muted beige background and rest on a dark green surface, creating a striking contrast between form and colour.

The painting is rendered in a modernist style characterised by simplified geometric forms and strong use of light and shadow. The colour palette consists of deep reds, purples, and earthy greens, with subtle reflections adding depth to the transparent glass and bottle. The brushstrokes are visible yet controlled, giving the painting a textured quality while maintaining a structured and deliberate composition. The interplay of solid shapes, reflections, and shadows highlights the artist’s attention to spatial relationships and abstraction within realism.

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

Size: 39.5 x 47cm (including frame)

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Lemon & Pipe

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A very well executed mid century modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto canvas.

In this painting we see a lemon, a pipe, a matchbox and lemon juicer, all set against a rich green background. The yellow of the lemon pops against the green, and it is this contrast in colour that draws the eye in first. From there our eyes are lead around the different forms which are wonderfully balanced. The juniper green in this painting is rich and vivid, and really sets a deep, restful tone for the painting.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary grey stained wood frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some wear as well as a small loss at its lower right corner as shown.

Size: 29 x 50 cm (including frame)

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Still Life with Cubist Violin

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A playful mid-century modernist style still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas.

The composition features a stylised depiction of a violin, open book, apples, and a wine bottle with a glass, all arranged on a table.

Containing elements of cubism, the violin has skilfully been deconstructed into simplified forms. The artist has used bold, flat colours to outline shapes and create depth, allowing for an interplay of light and shadow.

The brushstrokes are smooth and controlled, contributing to a clean quality. The colour palette is dominated by cool tones, primarily deep blues and greens, contrasting with touches of warm colours like the yellow and red of the fruits and the brown of the table.

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

Size: 69.5 x 80.5 cm (including frame)

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Tulips in Bloom

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An energetic and confidently executed mid-century floral still life composition, painted in oil board onto and dated 1953.

A dynamic arrangement of tulips punctuates the center of the composition.

Containing elements of post-impressionism, the painting is characterised by rich colours as well as loose and expressive brushwork that evoke emotion rather than merely represent the flowers.

The artist has used a rich palette is rich dominated by deep reds, vibrant pinks, and subtle greens, all contrasted against a dark muted backdrop. The darker tones of the background highlight the vibrancy of the flowers, drawing the viewer’s attention to them.

The brushstrokes are bold, energetic, and textured – contributing to the painting’s dynamic as well as emotive 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: 41.5 x 34.5 cm (including frame)

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Apples & Saucer

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A mid-century modernist still life painting that presents a serene composition of apples, a plate, and a knife arranged on a table draped with a white cloth, executed in oil onto canvas.

The artist employs a restrained yet harmonious colour palette, primarily consisting of soft blues, muted greens, and warm earth tones, lending the work a sense of quiet elegance.

Modernist in its ethos, there is a focus on simplified forms and a slightly abstracted perspective. The brushstrokes are loose yet deliberate, creating a lightly textured surface that conveys depth and light. Shadows and highlights are subtly blended, contributing to a subdued yet atmospheric quality.

This oil on canvas is housed in a very well made wood frame that suits it beautifully. The painting is in excellent vintage condition. The frame has a scuff to its right edge, as shown in the close ups.

Size: 43.5 x 59.5cm (including frame)

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Modernist Tabletop

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A striking mid-century modernist style painting of a still life interior setting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1954.

The composition presents a table scene with objects that include a jug and an artist’s palette, laid upon a green tablecloth.

Rendered in a distinctly modernist style and leaning towards abstraction, the artist as simplified the various forms into blocks of contrasting colours – focuses on the interaction of shapes and colour as opposed to realistic details. There is an emphasis on flat planes and distorted perspectives, creating a dynamic and somewhat cubist feel.

The palette is earthy yet muted, featuring browns, greens, greys, and touches of purple. These colours are balanced with areas of light, creamy white, which lend the piece a sense of contrast and depth.

The brushwork is expressive, with visible strokes that are broad and sweeping, adding a sense of movement and energy.

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

Size: 63 x 75.5 cm (including frame)

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Pears & Bottle

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A striking and richly textured geometric abstract mid-century still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas.

The composition presents a bold, abstracted arrangement of objects – including a bottle, a goblet, a pedestal dish, and two pears. Containing elements of cubism and abstraction, the objects have been geometrically simplified and fragmented into angular forms, and are outlined in black, creating a dramatic contrast against a richly textured background.

The brushwork is thick and expressive, with visible texture adding a tactile quality to the surface. The impasto application of paint enhances the raw energy of the composition, giving the piece a dynamic feel.

The artist has used a rich and vibrant palette, adding a lively quality the scene. The foreground features a warm golden-yellow surface, while the background transitions into deep purples, enhancing the sense of depth.

This oil on canvas is housed in complementary wood frame with an inner linen lining, Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 34.5 x 69 cm (including frame)

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Potted Plants and Bottles

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A tranquil and serene mid-century modernist style interior still life painting that invites viewers to revel in the simple beauty of everyday objects, executed in oil onto canvas.

The composition centres on a table that hosts several everyday objects, including bottles, a cup, and potted plants, all set against a softly lit backdrop of a window.

Modernist in its ethos with abstract qualities, there is a focus on the interaction between colour and form as opposed to realistic details. Through the use of a restrained palette and expressive brushwork, the artist has skilfully deconstructed the objects and surrounding environment into simplified blocks of contrasting colour.

The palette is muted, dominated by earthy greens, greys, soft pinks, and beige tones. These hues evoke calmness and blend harmoniously together.

The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, yet deliberate, leaving visible texture in the paint. This technique creates an impression of spontaneity while maintaining the clarity of the objects and overall composition.

This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary wood frame with an inner cream border. The painting is in very good vintage condition. The frame has some marks and wear commensurate with age, but is stable overall.

Size: 65 x 61 cm (including frame)

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Red Amaryllis

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An uplifting and expressive mid-century modernist still life painting, executed in oil onto board.

The composition features a vibrant arrangement of red amaryllis flowers placed in a green jug, set against an abstracted background. The composition is thoughtfully balanced, with the rich red of the blossoms drawing the viewer’s attention, while the surrounding foliage and vase provide contrast.

Executed in an expressive style, the painting exhibits bold colour blocking and simplified forms. The palette is earthy and muted, with browns, blues, and greys forming the backdrop, while the foreground is energised by the deep crimson of the flowers and the bright citrus tones of fruit resting on a plate.

The brushwork is loose and textured, with visible, confident strokes that create a sense of movement and depth. The application of paint varies, from thicker to more fluid, blended sections, enhancing the overall dynamism of the piece.

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

Size: 38 x 31.5 cm (including frame)

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Relief with Blue

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A serene and abstract contemporary Cornish still life painting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1995 on reverse.

The composition presents an assortment of domestic objects, including a jug and cups, subtly arranged within a fragmented, geometric space.

The artist has thoughtfully used an understated colour palette dominated by soft blues, muted greens, and earthy beige tones, creating a sense of calm and balance

Rendered in an abstracted, cubist-inspired style, the composition is deconstructed into overlapping and interlocking planes, giving the impression of a relief-like surface.

The artist’s brushstrokes are delicate and layered, with light visible texture that enhance the tactile quality of the piece. Thin, precise lines define the edges of the objects, while areas of soft, blended colour add depth and movement. The overall effect is both structured and fluid, evoking a quiet, meditative atmosphere.

This oil on board is housed in a complementary white frame and is framed behind glass. The painting is in good vintage condition. There are two pin holes to the left edge of the board as shown in the close up, and there are some marks to the white border. The frame has some slight wear, commensurate with age.

Size: 29 x 71 cm (including frame)

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Three Pears

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A charming and brilliantly executed mid-century modernist still life painting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1966.

Small yet impactful in its composition, the painting presents three pears against a blue background. The pears, rendered in soft yellows and greens, are arranged in a balanced yet dynamic grouping, with subtle shadows anchoring them in space.

This piece is executed in a modernist style, with a strong emphasis on shape, light, and composition rather than realistic details. The artist has used a painterly approach with visible, angular brushstrokes that add a sense of structure and depth to the forms.

The colour palette is harmonious, featuring warm tones for the fruit contrasting beautifully against the cool blue background.

This oil on board is housed in a beautiful wood and gilt frame with multiple profiles, that suits the painting very well. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.

Size: 29 x 37 cm (including frame)

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