Still Life with Flowers and Oranges 1909 — Fine Art

Still Life with Flowers and Oranges 1909 shows a gathering of blooms and fruit on a surface, painted in the expressionist style of its day. Strong colour patches and visible brush strokes build the whole scene. The work belongs to a period when painters pushed colour and form beyond a plain record of what they saw.

The fine art frame finish can match the room: a light frame on a dark wall, a dark frame on a pale wall, or a wood frame beside wooden furniture. This lets the fruit and flowers sit with the surrounding colours instead of standing apart.

It suits a dining room on a side wall, where the table and dishes sit below it. From the doorway you notice the bright flower patches first, and the oranges read as small warm spots lower down.