Bidspirit auction | P. Gournier

P. Gournier - Painting Still life with fruit and flowers oil on canvas late 19th century signed cm including coeval frame 110x80 worked gilded frame. Large and refined oil on canvas painting from the late 19th century. The work depicts a rich still life with white and black grapes, peaches, plums, and wildflowers, resting on a stone surface in front of a classical column. The quality of detail, visible in the rendering of the transparency of the berries and the texture of the fruit, harks back to the great European landscape and decorative tradition. The painting is signed lower right and framed by an imposing gilded frame richly decorated with embossed and foliage motifs. Subject: Still life (Fruit and Flowers) Technique: Oil on canvas Period: Late 19th century / Early 20th century Inscriptions: Signed lower right (legible signature: ”P. Gournier”