This oil on canvas painting presents a traditional still life composition of fruit. The arrangement features three red apples and a cluster of dark purple grapes set against a background of green ivy or vine leaves. The work is executed in a naturalistic style, using a warm palette and soft, blended brushwork to define the forms of the fruit, contrasted with more textured strokes in the surrounding foliage. The painting is signed Johns. in the lower right corner. The piece is housed in a moulded gilt frame decorated with a repeating pattern. The verso shows the canvas stretched over a wooden frame, which is secured into the outer gilt frame with a grey putty. Faint handwritten notations in pencil or ink, including the numbers 726, are visible on the top stretcher bar.
Dimensions: 16x24cm
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