Henri Victor Wolvens, Belgium, 1944. Oil on canvas still life depicting a bowl of fruit.

Fruitschaal

A fruit still life is among the most traditional subjects in European painting. The 1944 date gives the painting a particular historical weight -- painted in the last full year of the Second World War, a still life of this kind sits within a long tradition of artists continuing quiet studio practice through periods of upheaval.

As the collection's clearest still life, it offers a different visual rhythm from the cityscapes and figure studies elsewhere.

Title: Fruitschaal Artist: Henri Victor Wolvens Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: 1944 Dimensions: to be confirmed Style: Belgian Still Life Themes: Still Life - Fruit - Wartime Painting