Still life with apples and copper cauldron, oil on canvas mid
Still life in oil on canvas, mid-20th century. Apples arranged in a glazed earthenware pot, copper cauldron tilted in the background. Warm palette: copper orange, brick red, soft green of the apples, against a dark background. A tumbler and two apples placed in the foreground. Thick brushwork. Signed "Amper" in the lower left, artist unidentified. Gilded frame with relief foliage decoration, burlap mat. In the kitchen, dining room, or on a shelf, the canvas brings an autumn warmth and complements copper and brass. Condition: small paint losses in the background, on the left and top right, revealing the canvas in places. Gilding of the frame patinated, with usage cracks. Dimensions (including frame): height 50 cm × width 58 cm.