Antique Salvaged Oil on Canvas Still Life of Fruit and Pitcher antique cast iorn and a bit of wear

and a bit of wear on either edge of the top

stable and sturdy

making one think of Dorothy clicking her heels to get back home

one of two in the shop that came  from a larger collection of drawings executed by the artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy

but with a big presence

Antique Salvaged Oil on Canvas Still Life of Fruit and Pitcher antique cast iorn and a bit of wearYum yum! This 19th c. oil on canvas painting has been through it, for sure unevenly cut from its stretcher at some point, and with a mend to the back of the canvas and a few other rough patches. But what a luminous still life of some very beautiful fruit it remains, with the pink glow of that watermelon completely doing it for me. I'd be inclined to pin it to the wall from the top corners just as its close enough to taste it! but certainly it could be