Still Life with Fruit and Fish – Watercolor on cardstock, first half of the 20th century

An elegant and refined still life painted in watercolor on cardstock in the first half of the 20th century. The composition, rich in chromatic sensitivity and decorative flair, depicts a table set with assorted fruits, bunches of grapes, a green glass bottle, a decorated pitcher, and a fish placed in the foreground, following an iconographic tradition cherished in European painting between the 19th and 20th centuries.The work is striking for the softness of its shading and the lightness of its brushwork, which lend the whole a delicate and luminous atmosphere. The interplay between the light tones of the tablecloth and the more intense colors of the fruit creates a harmonious composition with a pleasing decorative effect.The painting is enhanced by a striking guilloché frame in ebonized wood, contemporary to the work, featuring an elegant engraved geometric motif that heightens its visual impact and collector’s appeal. It is in good overall condition, with normal and slight signs of aging consistent with its age.Dimensions: Painting: 100 × 70 cm; Frame: 125 × 95 cm