Bidspirit auction | Still Life with Glasses and

Still Life with Glasses and Fruit, Signed José Antonio Serna Ramos, Contemporary Spanish School, 20th Century - Oil on paper. Approximate dimensions visible. Still life of restrained composition, articulated by two cylindrical containers and several fruits arranged on a barely suggested horizontal surface. The artist uses a restrained palette dominated by dark greens, grays, and ochres, punctuated by the reddish and orange accents of the fruits, which enliven the composition. The subdued lighting and simplified modeling lend the objects a silent and meditative presence, while the visible, gestural brushstrokes introduce a material-expressive vibrancy across the entire surface. The work shows affinities with contemporary expressionism and with certain post-cubist approaches in 20th-century Spanish painting, where the still life becomes an exercise in formal synthesis and chromatic exploration. Signed Serna Ramos.