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​Duncan Grant 1885-1978

Still Life with Staffordshire Figure and Wine Bottle c.1940

Gouache 15 x 21 ½ inches (38.1 x 54.6 cm)

​This picture relates to a version Grant painted in oils that is at Charleston (see below). However, the present work is much more dynamic, brushing on strokes of gouache in a much more lively, vibrant handling that brings to life the objects Grant has gathered on the sideboard in the dining room at Charleston.
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Painted during the War in time of ration gives the objects Grant depicts an enhanced sense of significance and meaning - the enjoyment of wine which was becoming ever more difficult to obtain, the simple pleasures of reading at Charleston, the bowl of fruit, and the sentimentality of a Staffordshire figurine couple.
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