Artwork
Still Life with Jar and Fruits
Still Life with Jar and Fruits is an unspecified painting by the Realist artist Unknown. It dates from 1942 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1942 by the artist known as 1179_person, this work presents a modest still‑life arrangement that is part of the Museum of Ethnography’s collection. The composition centers on a cluttered tabletop where a white pitcher, two muted green fruits, and a dark jar are set against a weathered wall. A small window in the background reveals a pale sky, lending a quiet, interior atmosphere.
Subject & Meaning
The painting juxtaposes everyday objects—a pitcher, fruit, and a jar—rendered with a sense of casual disorder. The sparse setting and subdued palette suggest a focus on the ordinary rather than symbolic narrative, inviting viewers to contemplate the quiet presence of domestic items and the passage of time hinted at by the distant sky.
Technique & Style
Executed with thick, uneven brushwork, the surface shows a pronounced impasto texture that leaves the paint visibly raised. The artist’s handling creates a rough, almost unfinished feel, as colors merge in some areas while remaining distinct in others. The limited tonal range of browns, blues, and grays reinforces the work’s muted, contemplative mood.
History & Provenance
The piece was completed in the early 1940s, a period marked by wartime austerity, which may inform its restrained aesthetic. It entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings at an unspecified date, where it remains on display as part of the institution’s representation of mid‑twentieth‑century still‑life painting.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau
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Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
