Title: Guy Nicod; Cubist Gouache Still Life With Bottles Glasses Table And Musical Instruments Description: Title: Cubist Gouache Still Life With Bottles Glasses Table And Musical Instruments Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.25 x 26.25 inches (height x width) Provenance: Artists estate, France Condition: fair with age wear, surface creases, and fraying to the sheet edges Description: This richly detailed cubist gouache by Guy Nicod presents an energetic still life, layered with abstracted everyday objects that fuse together in a vibrant composition. Bottles, glasses, and vessels occupy the background, while the foreground is dominated by sweeping arcs of brass and golden forms reminiscent of musical instruments, perhaps horns or trumpets. These elements intermingle with circular motifs, tabletops, and fragmented geometric shapes, creating a striking sense of rhythm and movement. Rendered in a palette of bold blues, deep reds, ochres, and earthy greens, the painting balances cool and warm tones with remarkable precision. Nicod’s cubist technique dissects the objects into interlocking planes, allowing the viewer to engage with both the familiar forms of still life and the dynamic abstraction of modernism. This duality — recognisable motifs emerging through an almost chaotic geometry — is central to Nicod’s practice, making the work both challenging and decorative. The subject matter resonates with the great tradition of 20th-century French cubism, evoking associations with still life paintings by Braque and Picasso, yet with Nicod’s distinctive style of saturated gouache and sharp delineations. Collectors seeking a statement piece that bridges musical, domestic, and abstract imagery will find this work compelling, as it offers multiple layers of interpretation while retaining strong decorative appeal. Ideal for search relevance: cubist still life, French gouache painting, bottles and glasses, abstract musical instruments.
Reserve: $653.00
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