Ice bucket and cup
A play of reflections and transparencies in a bluish atmosphere with metallic accents
Dimensions, medium, year:
- 11,8 in x 13,8 in
- Oil on canvas
- Year: 2025
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Description:
This painting features an imposing ice bucket with a bottle neck emerging from it, placed alongside a solitary coffee cup. The composition is immersed in a monochrome of blues and greys.
The visual structure relies on a subtle echo: the tilt of the bottle and that of the spoon mirror each other at an identical angle, creating a diagonal rhythm that links these two objects, witnesses to different moments of the same conviviality.
The brushwork handles the material with a certain generosity, capturing the silvery reflections of the metal and the brightness of the white porcelain.
The diffused light caresses the shiny surfaces and the grain of the canvas, revealing the fineness of the textures at the heart of this late evening where the objects hold the memory of past moments.