Fish & Lemon

20th-century French School oil on carton signed in the lower right (illegible). The work has texture to the touch.

Still life with fish on a table and cloth, next to a stoneware jug, with visible juxtapositions of brushstrokes. If you look closely at the cloth and stoneware, the marks or French linen and French Betschdorf markings are visible. 

The composition features a muted light supported by its dominance of darks. The light colors of the lemon and the tablecloth contrast with the fish and the background. The painting emits movement, a temporary work station in a kitchen, fresh and temporary, ready to prepare.

• Overall Size: 21.6" x 25.5" / 55cm x 65cm.
• Size without the frame: 18.1" x 22" / 46cm x 56cm.
• Country: France. 
• Signed: Yes (illegible).
• Date: Mid 1900's.
• Condition: The work has small gaps and stains as well as a varnish that creates a shine in the light. The frame has various impacts and traces due to time which add to its charm.
  
• Materials: Oil on carton.
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