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The Blue Loft

Circa 1970s Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas Board with Pear and Grapes in Dark Wood Frame, Signed M.G. Collins

£75.00
£75.00
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A pear wrapped in a linen napkin, a bunch of black grapes still on the vine and a glass carafe catching the light: this vintage still life follows a tradition that stretches back to the Dutch and Flemish painters of the seventeenth century, who set fruit against dark grounds to make every colour glow. Signed lower right by M.G. Collins, it has all the drama of those old kitchen tables, painted with a lighter, more affectionate touch.

The composition is lovely to study up close. A peach blushes coral and gold beside a ripe orange, two cherries sit at the front of the board, and a single yellow vine leaf curls across the deep brown background. The napkin is the star for us, tumbling off the edge of the wooden board in soft creamy folds, and the pear tucked inside it is the brightest thing in the picture. The brushwork is visible throughout, with little dabs of white picking out the shine on every grape.

Painted in oils on a 14 x 10 inch canvas board made by the Daler Board Company of Wareham, Dorset, whose original label is still on the back, it dates from before the firm became Daler Rowney in the 1980s. The artist's surname is pencilled on the reverse too, a nice personal touch. The painting sits in its original frame of dark stained wood with a natural linen slip and a fine white inner edge, typical of the 1960s and 70s. Measuring 43 x 32.5 cm including the frame, it is ready to hang. The linen slip shows a few light age marks in places, which we think only add to its character.

Hang it above a kitchen dresser or on a dining room wall, where the warm browns will pick up wooden furniture and copper pans. It looks beautiful propped on a deep windowsill or mantelpiece beside a pair of brass candlesticks, or as the anchor of a gallery wall mixing still lifes, botanical prints and small landscapes. Against a painted wall in sage, ochre or soft plaster pink, that yellow pear really sings.

A small, characterful original that brings a little old master atmosphere to an everyday room, without the old master price tag. And fruit that never needs replacing.
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A framed still life oil painting depicting fruit, grapes, a pear, and a glass bottle on a tablecloth, set in a dark brown wooden frame with a cream mat, leaning against a light wall.
Close-up of a framed wall art corner showing layered wood trim in dark brown and medium brown tones with a light beige textured inner border and a thin white edge.
Still life oil painting featuring a bright yellow pear resting on draped white fabric, with a dark brown bowl in the background.
A still life painting of a bright yellow pear resting on draped cream fabric, with a dark gray background and a brown bowl partially visible on the left.
Still life oil painting of blue grapes, a peach, a partially visible orange, and two dark cherries on a wooden surface against a dark background.
A framed still life oil painting depicting fruit, grapes, a pear, and a glass bottle on a tablecloth against a dark background, presented in a dark wood frame on a white surface with decorative dried flowers and a shell.
Close-up of a framed still life painting showing part of a yellow fruit, draped cream fabric, and a dark brown background, with the signature &
A still life painting featuring a clear glass bottle, blue grapes, a peach, an orange, a yellow pear, and two dark cherries on a wooden surface with a draped white cloth against a dark gray background.
A vintage wooden picture frame with a clear glass front, held together by a white cord. The frame is set on a white surface against a white wall, flanked by dried grass in glass bottles and a small seashell.
A framed still life oil painting on a white shelf, surrounded by dried decorative grasses and a small shell. The painting features an orange, grapes, a pear, and a glass bottle on a dark background.