Petr Matýsek, Still Life With Apples & Bananas

Petr Matýsek, Still Life With Apples & BananasThis fine early 20th century oil painting by Czech artist Petr Matsek (1885 1941) depicts apples, bananas and a plant arranged on a tablecloth. Perspective is such an important component of still life painting. Traditionally, artists have adopted a viewpoint a few steps back, with a slightly elevated angle to provide depth for example, in numerous 17th century Dutch works. However, by the late 19th century, progressive thinkers were breaking all the

atop a craggy vantage point

when Friedlænder completed this portrait

1880Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Craquelure but the paint is stable

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Turner hit with his left hand on Randall’s nose

Alongside his work as a painter

the sitter would have certainly been aware of the item’s religious connotations

And the teacups with resting spoons to stir in the sugar lumps piled in a glass dish

which add to its ‘lost in time’ appearance

Overall good

the underlying metaphor of ‘the hunt’ relates to the pursuit of women - and various Dutch texts refer to ‘vogelen’ (to bird) as a euphemism for intercourse