1906 Realist Still Life 'Mums in Vase' Art by E. Swain

Description

As everyone lives life fast, art can make us pause and really look at our environment and our rushed activities.

English realist artist E.Swain does more than just capture a bouquet in a pot on a table but allows us to mediate on the impression of it. The viewer is actually able to feel the technique of 'nature morte', or dead nature, where the exact moment of beauty is captured for eternity. The viewer in 1906 and of 2020 is drawn in and provokes perhaps similar reactions. These works by E.Swain represent objects of life and light standing still - still life.
E.Swain
Carthage, Illinois
1906

Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Wonderful original condition / artist 'pin' mark on upper edge
Painted on Heavy Artist board paper
Ready for framing of your choice

Materials & Techniques:
Rush

Details:
Art Subjects: Botanic, Still Life
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Country of Origin: Unknown

Condition

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Wonderful original condition / artist 'pin' mark on upper edge
Painted on Heavy Artist board paper
Ready for framing of your choice

Buyer's Premium

20%

Dimensions

15 x 12 x 0.03 in

1906 Realist Still Life 'Mums in Vase' Art by E. Swain

Lot 0562

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