STILL LIFE WITH ARTIST’S TOOLS BY UNKNOWN ARTIST (2000s)

A sophisticated modernist still life with painter’s tools and a notebook. Thick patches of oil paint have been applied with brushes and spatulas and a somewhat regular grid has been carved into the resulting impasto surface. This fracturing of the visual plane produces something of a semi-cubist effect—that emphasizes fragmentation rather than abstraction. The biomorphic form of the painter’s palette straddles the framework—in winsome defiance. Signed indistinctly at the lower right. Presented in a slim, gold-tone frame. DETAILS Artist – UNKNOWN Period/Year – 2000s Origin – GERMANY Styles/Movements – ABSTRACT; CUBISM Media – OIL Support – CANVAS Colors – BURNT ORANGE, EGGSHELL, BURNT UMBER, ROBIN'S EGG Condition – Excellent vintage condition. May show minor signs of previous ownership and use. Dimensions – 23" H × 36 ½" W × 1 ½" D