Ripe and Overripe Fruit, Satisfying Antique Still Life on Artist Board porcelain dish Tonally rich and in very

Tonally rich and in very good condition

Nice old dry wood patina

from which it could be removed with a couple of snips

At the bottom is a handwritten comment by an instructor affirming Francess' accomplishment: "very nicely and carefully drawn

the other alternating wood and what appears to be horn

Ripe and Overripe Fruit, Satisfying Antique Still Life on Artist Board porcelain dish Tonally rich and in veryThe luminous orange of this antique oil on board still life drew me like a magnet from a distance I thought at first oranges, but now I'm thinking maybe peaches, or even apricots? Whatever the case, perfectly complemented by the abundance of deep plum fruits surrounding them small plums I think (the right sort of greens) looking as they've just been plucked. Then this well bruised banana in front of them, lending a sense of momento mori to it all