Oil on wood, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

This artwork comes with an external frame

This is a very fine classic work, a mixture of a study and a seriously good painting. The study part is that the major Item in this painting, the pewter jug, is borrowed from a 17th century Dutch Master. (A practice every student of the classics has to go through). It is therefore a fusion of old and new, with a lot of ‘clear obscure’ the dark part of the painting where details fuse with the black shadows. Nevertheless, a stunning display, and if this would be auctioned at Sotheby’s it would possibly be catalogues as “A follower of blabla” and still fetch a small fortune. It dominates the room it hangs in, as we have experienced. A real eye catcher, if not a stunner for people who recognise the old world masters, yet do not want to end up with a copy.