{"product_id":"pr-bodegon-jarra-frutas-1984-oleo-lienzo","title":"P.R. — Still Life with Pitcher, Jar, and Fruit (1984) — Oil on canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wide-profile pitcher, a glass container, and various fruits occupy a table covered by a light-colored cloth. The scene follows the classical still-life tradition, but the artist introduces a warm palette and a deliberately domestic arrangement that distances the composition from an overly rigid still life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe large pitcher dominates the right side. Its curved silhouette rises above the rest of the objects and concentrates much of the painting’s ochres, yellows, and reddish tones. To the left, the glass container introduces a completely different surface: transparencies are suggested through white, green, and bluish reflections, allowing the background color to visually pass through the object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruits are distributed in the foreground. An opened piece shows its orange interior, while red apples, dark grapes, and a pear introduce small points of intense color onto the light surface of the table. The painter uses these elements to build a visual path from left to right until reaching the volume of the pitcher.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe background is worked with a looser brushstroke. Earth tones, greens, and reddish hues mingle without forming a completely defined space, thus focusing attention on the objects. This difference between the atmospheric treatment of the background and the more marked drawing of the fruits creates a pleasant sense of depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work retains an aesthetic characteristic of figurative painting from the last decades of the 20th century: traditional composition, warm color, and a special interest in reflections and the different qualities of materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA study of objects and reflections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond the motif, much of the painting's interest lies in the variety of surfaces brought together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe transparency of the glass, the sheen of the apples, the matte skin of the pear, the pulp of the opened fruit, and the surface of the pitcher force the painter to resolve each element in a different way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe small white reflections on the fruits are especially effective: mere brushstrokes are enough to reinforce their volume and separate them from the background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition thus maintains a simple structure, but one carefully ordered around contrasts of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrightness, texture, and chromatic temperature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature and date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work presents a monogram in the lower right corner formed by the initials \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“P.R.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, accompanied by the inscription \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“1\/84”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe latter appears to correspond to January \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, although for cataloging purposes, only the year is prudently retained.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe full identity of the artist has not been established with sufficient certainty, so authorship remains exactly in the form credited by the painting: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eP.R.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical sheet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e P.R.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill Life with Pitcher, Jar, and Fruits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions of the work:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 35 × 26.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions with frame:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 44.5 × 36.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Monogram “P.R.” and date “1\/84” in the lower right corner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Still life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Figurative painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Last quarter of the 20th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupport:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Canvas on stretcher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wooden frame with gilded inner molding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConservation status:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good general condition, with signs consistent with its age. The reverse features an old mounting system with adhesive tape. The frame retains minor marks of use. The photographs are part of the description of the conservation status.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Workshop Note — Everyday objects in a different light\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are especially interested in how a completely everyday ensemble can become a painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pitcher, a jar, and a few fruits are enough to build the entire scene. Glass requires transparency; fruit, volume and sheen; the pitcher, weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe artist brings these small technical difficulties together in a warm and balanced composition, dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which retains the intimate character of the traditional still life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54928140173645,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0368_e639b9e5-33fa-4f7c-985d-7e32601321d1.jpg?v=1790868187","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/pr-bodegon-jarra-frutas-1984-oleo-lienzo","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}