{"product_id":"mid-century-modern-cubist-abstract-still-life-signed-daler-c-1945-1965","title":"Mid-Century Modern Cubist Abstract Still Life Painting on Canvas Signed “Daler” USA c. 1945–1965","description":"\u003cp\u003eMid-Century Modern Cubist Abstract Still Life Signed “Daler”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in USA c. 1945–1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed Approximately 25 1\/2\" Wide x 21 1\/2\" Long x 1 3\/4\" Deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal mid-century modern abstract still life painting on canvas, signed at the lower left with a stylized signature “Daler.” The artist has not been positively identified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sophisticated postwar composition is executed in a Cubist\/Post-Cubist modernist vocabulary, reducing a tabletop still life into overlapping geometric planes and abstracted vessel forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA central terracotta\/salmon vertical form suggests a bottle or vase, surrounded by circular, elliptical and angular elements that evoke bowls, tableware and other still-life objects viewed from shifting perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe restrained palette of slate and navy blue, muted olive\/ochre, dusty salmon\/terracotta, cream and pale blue-gray gives the work a particularly attractive period character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShapes are defined primarily through adjoining fields of color rather than heavy outlines, creating a strong architectural composition while retaining the suggestion of recognizable objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClose examination of the surface shows hand-painted brushwork, irregular painted boundaries, overlapping applications of color and visible canvas texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the composition, palette and technique, we believe the work most likely dates to approximately the postwar period, circa 1945–1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in a substantial molded metallic\/gilt-finish frame with hanging wire on the reverse. The generous frame gives the relatively intimate painting a dramatic architectural presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe canvas is mounted on a separate wooden stretcher. The existing stretcher and\/or framing may postdate the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent v\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eintage condition consistent with age. The painted surface shows the texture and minor irregularities expected of an original hand-painted canvas. The frame shows age-related wear and surface variation. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Jacobs Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460682715386,"sku":null,"price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/8614\/4762\/files\/B1C50D14-7C1A-4A10-9FDB-88F5C3058E08.jpg?v=1790180855","url":"https:\/\/pauljacobsantiques.com\/products\/mid-century-modern-cubist-abstract-still-life-signed-daler-c-1945-1965","provider":"Paul Jacobs Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}