Still Life with Shell, Water Glass and Spoon 1869
louiseysen
stadelmuseum
oil-paint, oil
oil-paint
oil
oil painting
genre-painting
academic-art
realism
"Still Life with Shell, Water Glass and Spoon" (1869) by Louis Eysen is a small, intimate still life painting depicting a simple arrangement of objects, typical of the genre. The painting, now housed in the Städel Museum, features a glass of water, a seashell resting on a plate, and a spoon. The focus on the simplicity of the objects and their everyday nature is characteristic of still life paintings of the 19th century. Eysen uses subtle brushstrokes and muted colors to create a sense of realism and tranquility, inviting the viewer to appreciate the beauty of the ordinary.
Comments
No pomp, no effects, just frugality and silent dignity. The artist is restrained, both in the number of objects he depicts and the colours he uses. Eysen seeks harmony, not contrast, and chooses similar surface structures and colours. He focuses the centre of attention on the smooth surface of the shell in shades of grey and brown. Unlike the vanitas still lifes of the Baroque era, whose pictorial motifs always involve a deeper symbolic meaning, the interest here lies in the object itself.
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