Bidspirit auction | Still Life. Signed: ME Salbiano,

Still Life. Signed: ME Salbiano, Madrid 1935. Spanish School. 20th Century - Oil on canvas. A carefully arranged composition of household items is arranged on a wooden table: a reflective brass bowl, a dark-glazed clay jug, and a group of fresh vegetables—beets, apples, celery, swede, onions, and tomatoes—grouped in visual balance. The naturalistic treatment of textures and attention to chiaroscuro allow us to appreciate the volume of the objects and the chromatic vibration of the greens, reds, and ochres, creating a dialogue between earthiness and metallicity. The light, directed from the left, accentuates the gleam on the jug and generates soft shadows that contribute to the silent and timeless atmosphere of the scene. Signed by M.E. Salbiano and dated Madrid, 1935, the work is part of the nineteenth-century Spanish still life tradition, where the representation of the everyday is dignified through meticulous execution and a compositional sensibility inherited from classical realism. Measurements: 75 x 60 cm.