Large floral French still life painting by Eugene Claude, 1884
By Claude, Eugene (French, 1841-1923)
£35,000
Exceptionally bright, vibrant, and colourful, this beautiful painting by E. Claude is executed with a masterful touch: light, expressive, and full of life.
Depicting flowers in front of a wicker basket against a stone ledge, this beautiful vibrant and colourful still was executed by the French artist, Eugene Claude, in 1884, with great style and finesse.
With a simple composition depicting a variety of colours of chrysanthemums in front of a wicker basket, the harsh stony background contrasts with the vitality and vivacious quality of the flowers, the tones of which have remained beautifully intact. Bright white and pink tones dominate the front of the composition, softening into yellows and reds as the composition recedes, all brightly illuminated: the free, light, expressive brushstroke of the artist on full show.
The painting in mounted in a suitably ornate, beautiful carved giltwood frame. It is signed and dated to the lower left, 'Eug. Claude / 1884.'