Joseph Stella
Still Life of Books and Chinese Lanterns, ca. 1921-1931
Pastel on Paper
23 1/2 × 17 1/2 in / 59.7 × 44.5 cm
$ 62,000.00
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Joseph Stella creates a vibrant and colorful still life that radiates energy. The selection of the subject matter is quite traditional. Stella is not designing the objects of the still...
Joseph Stella creates a vibrant and colorful still life that radiates energy. The selection of the subject matter is quite traditional. Stella is not designing the objects of the still life in a fresh way. br The two books and vases sit on the table in a predictable fashion. It's Stella's use of rapid-fire arching brushstrokes, unnatural saturated color, and cropping that makes this still life anything but still. The sense of dynamic movement and energy recalls his previous Futurist work and the works of Italian Futurists Signed Lower Right, Framed , Provenance: Weschler's, Washington D. C.