Huge Magnificent Antique Still Life Oil Painting - Fruit, Flowers & Banquet

Huge Magnificent Antique Still Life Oil Painting – Fruit, Flowers & Banquet Brief Description: This is a magnificent and exceptionally large Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting, depicting an abundant arrangement of fruit, flowers and vessels within a wonderfully atmospheric classical landscape setting. This highly decorative composition is absolutely packed with detail. A monumental urn overflows with colourful flowers, including roses and striking blue irises, while beneath sits an elaborate banquet-style display of grapes, apples, gourds and other fruits, arranged around an impressive pedestal bowl. To the left, the still life opens into a romantic landscape of towering trees, distant hills and slender cypress trees beneath a softly illuminated sky, giving the composition wonderful depth and a distinctly Old Master-inspired character. The artist has used a beautifully rich palette of deep greens, earthy browns, turquoise blues, warm ochres, reds and creams, with the darker woodland background providing a dramatic contrast to the colourful flowers and fruit. Particularly attractive is the extensive natural-looking craquelure across the painted surface, which gives the work enormous decorative character and a wonderfully aged appearance. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right-hand corner. It is presented within an impressive, substantial decorative frame, finished in muted ivory, silvered and gilt tones with classical leaf and rope-twist ornamentation. The frame complements the painting beautifully and adds considerably to its overall presence. At approximately 57½ inches wide, this is a genuinely imposing statement painting which would look superb above a large fireplace, sideboard or console table, or displayed within a substantial entrance hall, dining room, drawing room or country-house interior. Attributes: Medium: Oil on canvas Subject: Floral & fruit still life/banquet composition Style: Traditional / Old Master inspired Circa: 1930-1940 Condition: Both the painting and the frame are offered in an overall good original condition. There are some wonderful areas of paint craquelure across much of the surface, which gives the piece a much earlier, period look. Overall Framed Measurements: INCHES & CENTIMETRES Height: 46.5'' | 118.1 cm Width: 57.5'' | 146 cm Depth: 2'' | 5 cm ^^ Fast & Free UK Delivery Included^^ *A Certificate Of Authenticity (COA) will be provided by artsonline with this piece* Delivery Artsonline UK ships worldwide daily, using only fully insured, priority, and fully tracked delivery services. Great care and much time are taken over the safe transportation of the Fine Art and Antique pieces that we sell. We pack extremely carefully, so you can rest assured that your piece will arrive with you in perfect condition. For larger paintings, antique furniture pieces, and fragile items that can not be sent via the normal postal services, we use professional door-to-door delivery providers, who will always strive to deliver your piece promptly, within approx. 7-14 working days. Returns Policy Artsonline provides a genuine no-quibble 14-day money-back refund policy (excluding the cost of Postage and Packaging). Pay securely - Telephone orders are welcome Image result for payments accepted logos Secure-Payment-Vpadeb-sa-la-go-th-et-an-gt-0023586-BACS-Order-PayPal-M/Card