Oil on Canvas
61 cm wide x 92 cm high
PROVENANCE: On hand at artist’s studio. Signed R13 on front bottom right. Artists seal and Certificate of Authenticity in Sleeve on back.
Domestic objects acquire an unexpected stature in Purple Vase with Books and Cup. A slender, segmented vessel rises through the center, crowned by a broad, tilted shape in burnt orange and deep red. The cup at the left and the stack of books at the right provide recognizable points of reference, while the vase stretches into something closer to a standing figure.
Pink surrounds the arrangement in brushed passages that move from pale light to more saturated rose. Against this ground, violet fragments and sharply drawn dark edges articulate the vase's narrow body. Its small circular foot meets a brown tabletop, giving the improbable construction a precise point of balance. The books introduce a sequence of horizontal bands, countering the central upward movement; the cup's open handle creates a quieter echo of the surrounding negative space.
This is a still life animated by differences in scale and temperament. The books feel stacked and weighty, the cup enclosed, the vase tall and precarious. Their conversation invites the eye to move between the ordinary uses of these objects and the unfamiliar roles they assume in the painting. Its appeal rests in that transformation of a modest tabletop gathering into a scene with poise, tension, and a distinct personality. Close viewing brings the energetic pink surface into dialogue with the deliberate outlines of the objects.
Oil on Canvas
61 cm wide x 92 cm high
PROVENANCE: On hand at artist’s studio. Signed R13 on front bottom right. Artists seal and Certificate of Authenticity in Sleeve on back.
Domestic objects acquire an unexpected stature in Purple Vase with Books and Cup. A slender, segmented vessel rises through the center, crowned by a broad, tilted shape in burnt orange and deep red. The cup at the left and the stack of books at the right provide recognizable points of reference, while the vase stretches into something closer to a standing figure.
Pink surrounds the arrangement in brushed passages that move from pale light to more saturated rose. Against this ground, violet fragments and sharply drawn dark edges articulate the vase's narrow body. Its small circular foot meets a brown tabletop, giving the improbable construction a precise point of balance. The books introduce a sequence of horizontal bands, countering the central upward movement; the cup's open handle creates a quieter echo of the surrounding negative space.
This is a still life animated by differences in scale and temperament. The books feel stacked and weighty, the cup enclosed, the vase tall and precarious. Their conversation invites the eye to move between the ordinary uses of these objects and the unfamiliar roles they assume in the painting. Its appeal rests in that transformation of a modest tabletop gathering into a scene with poise, tension, and a distinct personality. Close viewing brings the energetic pink surface into dialogue with the deliberate outlines of the objects.
