Artwork
Still Life with Bottle and Lunch Box
Still Life with Bottle and Lunch Box is an unspecified painting by the Realist artist Unknown. It dates from 1922 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Still Life with Bottle and Lunch Box, created by 173_person in 1922, is a still life painting housed at the Museum of Ethnography, depicting everyday objects in a simple, textured composition.
Subject & Meaning
The painting focuses on mundane items—a dark bottle with a white label, a curved lunch box, and a small metal pitcher—emphasizing the ordinary in a straightforward, unadorned manner.
Technique & Style
Characterized by rough shapes and thick brushstrokes, the work exhibits a pronounced impasto technique, with visible brush marks and an unfinished quality in certain areas, set against a plain, light background that accentuates the subjects.
History & Provenance
Created in 1922 by 173_person, the painting is part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography, though specific details about its creation context or journey to the museum are not provided.
Context
While specific contextual influences or movements are not detailed, the piece's emphasis on everyday life and its textured, expressive technique might align with early 20th-century artistic trends favoring the ordinary and expressive brushwork.
Legacy
Information on the painting's impact, exhibitions, or scholarly attention beyond its presence in the Museum of Ethnography is not provided, suggesting it may not be widely recognized beyond its institutional holdings.
Artist & collection
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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
