Sugar Bowl c. 1940

"Sugar Bowl" is a watercolor on paper by American artist John Tarantino, created around 1940. The artwork depicts a blue, glass sugar bowl with a lid and a diamond pattern, rendered in a realistic style. Tarantino, a renowned still life painter, is known for his meticulous attention to detail and the use of light and shadow in his works, as seen in this piece. The work captures the delicate texture of glass and its subtle variations in color, creating a sense of depth and realism. The depiction of the everyday object makes "Sugar Bowl" an example of still life painting, a genre that has been popular since the Renaissance.