Still Life Oil Painting of Fruit and Porcelain Vase, Signed JB-Isabey, in Ornate Gilt Frame

Lush still life oil painting of fruit in the 19th-century Dutch and Victorian manner, with ripe peaches, golden quinces and apples piled on a marble ledge beside spilling clusters of red, purple and white grapes. Autumn vine leaves curl up into the dusky background, and a slender porcelain vase painted with flowers and an exotic bird glows against the shadows. A bunch of pale green grapes dangles over the edge of the ledge, catching the light. Signed lower right "JB-ISABEY." Presented in a deep, ornate gilt frame with acanthus and scrolling-leaf relief and a twisted-rope liner, a warm and abundant piece for a dining room or kitchen wall! Price includes shipping!

About the painting: The signature recalls the celebrated French painter Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767–1855), but Isabey was known for his portrait miniatures, and this decorative still life is a later work painted in the tradition of the great Dutch and Victorian fruit painters, with their marble ledges, tumbling grapes and Chinese-style porcelain. From near Paris, France!

KEY FEATURES

• Medium: Oil painting
• Style / Movement: In the tradition of the 19th-century Dutch and Victorian fruit painters
• Subject: Fruit and grapes on a marble ledge beside a painted porcelain vase
• Signature: Signed lower right "JB-ISABEY" 
• Frame: Deep, ornate gilt frame with acanthus and scrolling-leaf relief and a twisted-rope liner

DETAILS

• Country: France
• Condition: Very Good
• Year: Early 20th Century
• Dimensions: H 23.25" x W 19.25" x D 2"