The Orchard Study, Mid-Century Italian Modernist Still Life, c.1960 (Oil on Board) lounge wear and historic shrinkage movement

wear and historic shrinkage movement to the base consistent with nineteenth-century construction

but for the quality of its paint handling

or left completely unadorned as architectural sculpture

the base still holds that gentle curve

Cast from crushed marble aggregate

The Orchard Study, Mid-Century Italian Modernist Still Life, c.1960 (Oil on Board) lounge wear and historic shrinkage movementTheres a confidence to this piecethe kind you feel immediately in the paint. Thick, expressive, and unforced. It has quite a delicate colour scheme it is quite beautiful. Sourced in Italy and dating to around 1960, this modernist still life sits just on the edge of abstraction. A work that brings a lovely balance of movement, colour, and texture. Description: An original mid century Italian still life, executed in oil on board and signed E. Maracci