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Lot description
Signed 'Franz Radziwill' in green lower left in the image. Inscribed with the work number '409' verso in brown. Along with his striking landscapes featuring surrealistically magical elements, still lifes form a second focal point in Franz Radziwill’s oeuvre. He often combined the beauty of smooth, well-proportioned vessels made of porcelain, stoneware or glass with the organic forms of fruits and flowers. “Stillleben mit gelber Kanne und rosa Krug mit Blumen” brings together and forms a harmonious whole out of a number of objects that are very different in terms of form and texture. On a table in front of a window, we find two shimmering, well-formed vessels combined with a heavy leather-bound book, a rectangular case and an apple. The draped fabrics of the curtain and tablecloth complement the ensemble with the haptic element of their gentle folds. A little bouquet of wild flowers crowns the pink jug. A low viewpoint has been selected, placing the objects at viewers’ eye level. In addition to its diverse forms and textures, which invest each of the objects with its own independent character, the arrangement is animated by the deliberate use of complementary colour contrasts.