20th Century, Czech, Still Life in Wooden Frame

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A vintage painting in a wooden frame, depicting flowers in a copper vase. Painted in 20th Century Czechia, the genre … more A vintage painting in a wooden frame, depicting flowers in a copper vase. Painted in 20th Century Czechia, the genre is still life, but the composition is dynamic and full of motion. The flowers are blowsy, falling open under their own weight; petals drop to the table, trembling slightly in the breeze. The color palette of soft peach, seafoam green and carnation red suggests the warm light of a summer afternoon. The textural craquelure of the painted surface and the patina of the wooden frame betray the painting’s age, accentuating the nostalgic softness to the image. Though this fleeting moment happened long ago, in the painting the flowers remain forever fresh and lovely. less