18th-Century Vanitas Still Life With Mouse

18th-Century Vanitas Still Life With MouseThis enchanting 18th century vanitas depicts an arrangement of fruit including grapes, peach, apple and berries. Theres also a mouse nibbling away at some bread. Vanitas still lifes convey a sense of lifes mortality and the worthlessness of material pleasures. They often include direct references to decay, such as skulls and rotting fruit, but may also include books, wine and other ephemera. The term itself originates from the Book of Ecclesiastes in

in this view of a town

in 1995 for ‘The Leicestershire Lass’

He painted throughout his life but his works are quite hard to track down

With broad vigorous brushmarks

Little is known of Pierre Reynaud but it’s clear that he was underrated given the standard of this piece

two trees strike impressive vertical forms as they emerge from a riverbank

1940Provenance: BelgiumCondition: Very presentable with areas of light craquelure

A fine early 20th-century Danish school painting depicting a seated female nude with back turned

Head tilted back

A few minor marks here and there

it was a mundane illness that finally saw the demise of the infamous entertainer

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 18½” x 25” / 47cm x 63cmYear of creation: c