• Mid century still life oil painting of eggs in a jade bowl with pussy willow in a pale wooden frame
  • Angled view of the mid century still life oil painting of eggs, a jade bowl and pussy willow
  • Close up of the eggs in a jade glass bowl on a pink plate in the mid century still life painting
  • Detail of the jade bowl, basket and pussy willow in the mid century still life oil painting
  • Corner of the mid century still life painting showing the white cloth and the pale wooden frame
  • Close view of the jade bowl of eggs on a white cloth in the mid century still life oil painting
  • Frame corner and pussy willow branches in the mid century still life oil painting
  • Detail of the jade bowl and wicker basket in the mid century still life oil painting
  • Close up of the eggs in the jade glass bowl in the mid century still life painting
  • Detail of a single egg on the white cloth in the mid century still life oil painting
  • Mid century still life oil painting in jade and burgundy with eggs and pussy willow on a white sideboard
  • Mid century still life oil painting of eggs and pussy willow propped on a white sideboard beside a shell
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The Blue Loft

Mid Century Still Life Oil Painting in Jade and Burgundy, Eggs and Pussy Willow

$338.00
$338.00
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This mid century still life oil on board sets a jade glass bowl, cradling two white eggs, on a pink rimmed plate. A third egg rests on the white tablecloth below, as if it rolled away while nobody was looking. Behind, a tall spray of pussy willow on bright red stems fills the corner, and a woven wicker basket spills over with fresh green leaves.

We love the contrast of that bright jade against the deep burgundy background, picked up again in the red of the twigs and the flash of red table leg peeping out beneath the cloth. The paint is handled with confidence and plenty of texture. You can see it in the thick dabs that make up each fluffy willow catkin, the loose strokes of light across the glass, and the soft shadows folded into the linen.

The painting measures 67 x 43 cm including its frame. It is presented in its original limed wooden frame, flecked with red to echo the palette, with a white inner slip and light wear in keeping with its age. It is indistinctly signed to the top left.

With its eggs, glassware and basket, this is a painting made for the kitchen. It is a generous size that can hold its own above a range, a dresser or a long kitchen table. Style it with green glass, a stoneware jug of branches and a stack of mismatched plates, or let it bring some colour to a room of soft neutrals, where the jade and burgundy supply all the drama you need. It would be equally at home in a dining room or above a sideboard. 

A joyful, painterly still life that brings colour and warmth into any room, whatever the season.
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Mid century still life oil painting of eggs in a jade bowl with pussy willow in a pale wooden frame
Angled view of the mid century still life oil painting of eggs, a jade bowl and pussy willow
Close up of the eggs in a jade glass bowl on a pink plate in the mid century still life painting
Detail of the jade bowl, basket and pussy willow in the mid century still life oil painting
Corner of the mid century still life painting showing the white cloth and the pale wooden frame
Close view of the jade bowl of eggs on a white cloth in the mid century still life oil painting
Frame corner and pussy willow branches in the mid century still life oil painting
Detail of the jade bowl and wicker basket in the mid century still life oil painting
Close up of the eggs in the jade glass bowl in the mid century still life painting
Detail of a single egg on the white cloth in the mid century still life oil painting
Mid century still life oil painting in jade and burgundy with eggs and pussy willow on a white sideboard
Mid century still life oil painting of eggs and pussy willow propped on a white sideboard beside a shell