British Still-Life Painting

British Still-Life Painting

F193. British 19th century still-life painting, oil on canvas, attributed to Walter Sanders (British, fl. 1882-1901), a distinctive circular presentation with an abundance of ripe fruit gathered on a white marble table top, mounted in a gilded gesso-molded wooden frame.

Walter Sanders was born in London, and specialized in still-life and floral painting. He is especially known for still-life paintings such as this painting, featuring fruit. During his life-time he exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and the Walker Gallery in LIverpool.

In this painting Sanders displays his forte, depicting a splendid gathering of shape and color, crisply limned by a soft indirect light against a grey-stone brick background invoking the rustic roots of the harvest. A large ripe orange pineapple and a large green pumpkin anchor the smaller fruit, nestled amongst contrasting dark-purple and light-green grapes, bordered by dark-purple plums strewn amongst a trail of peaches with apples and pears in shades of golden-yellow and red. No signature located.

The modern square frame squares the image with four beaded triangle which, in turn, are enclosed by an ogee-shaped border which is molded with eight "C"-scroll cartouches of double anthemions connected with "C"-scrolls. Good overall condition. Measures 15.5" diameter; 22.75" square overall. $1,375.00
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