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Wim Schuhmacher
Still Life with Fish and Fruit, 1931
A still life is like preparing a recipe. In this case, it’s also a painting exercise in structure and form. A succulent salmon and two red gurnards are draped on a muted, light plate. The tumbler glimmers, as does the salmon. Somewhat more expressive is the contrast between the scales of the red gur
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nards and the dark green globe artichoke. This freakish vegetable often shows up in the still lifes of Giorgio De Chirico, a shining light for many Realist painters in the 1920s and 1930s.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Wim Schuhmacher
Title
Still Life with Fish and Fruit
Year
1931
Technique
Oil on canvas
Size
60 x 80.5 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
© Wilma Schuhmacher
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