(Bordeaux, 1885 – Paris, 1962)
Nature morte au crâne de chèvre et à la lampe à pétrole, Circa 1949-1950
Gouache and Indian ink on paper
Signed lower right A. LHOTE.
14.4 x 19.5 cm
Provenance :
- Estate of the artist
- Private collection, France
Literature :
To be included in the Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint d’André Lhote in preparation by Mrs. Dominique Bermann-Martin
Certificate of authenticity by Dominique Bermann-Martin, Paris on 19 October 2023
Vanitas has been a major theme in Western painting since the 17th century.
In the twentieth century, it was explored and revived by major artists, notably Picasso, from the Second World War until the 1950s.
Pablo PICASSO
CHEVRE SUR LA TABLE, 1953
Etching on paper, edition of 150 proofs
With his Nature morte au crâne de chèvre et à la lampe à pétrole, André Lhote offers us a highly personal version, like a miniature painted in gouache around 1949-1950. The subject is treated in a quasi-abstract manner, with a warm, vivid colour palette contrasting with the gravity of the subject.