18th-Century European Still Life Life With Fruit

18th-Century European Still Life Life With FruitA worn mid 18th century oil on canvas depicting an arrangement of fruit including cherries and grapes. The style has its roots in the Dutch golden age of painting but its probably Flemish. Over time, the details of this painting have become harder to decipher but it remains a charming decorative piece. Its housed in a later frame. Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 19 x 24 49cm x 61cmYear of creation: c. 1750Condition: Craquelure but the paint is

A few lighter areas and some minor scuffing

The frustrations of Castor and Pollux boiled over and led to this violent act

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 24” x 17” / 61cm x 44cmYear of creation: c

perhaps for passengers

everyone wears them

The canvas has a layer of accumulated dirt which has caused the darkening

The painting is inscribed on the reverse

Jean Keuterickx (1907-1969) was an American/Belgian painter that worked in California during the 1940s/50s

These included the French impressionists who

his heavy moustache drooping under a prominent Roman nose

the English style was practical and catered to an outdoor lifestyle

an old gasworks is gently illuminated under a purple sky - the clouds are breaking at first light