Still Life with Autumn Vegetables – Artist Presently Unidentified - Signed Oil on Canvas

Description
This signed oil painting presents a high-quality still life aligned with the traditions of Old Master realism, featuring a woven basket filled with seasonal vegetables arranged with clarity and deliberate balance. The composition includes a deeply modelled pumpkin, crisp turnips, cauliflower, red onions, and a dense cluster of purple kale, each described through refined tonal transitions and controlled, layered brushwork. The surface displays a subtle interplay of light and shadow that enhances the material presence of every form, while the warm ochre background—built through scumbled textures and softly weathered passages—recalls classical studio settings. The painting’s measured chromatic range, compositional stability, and clear understanding of volumetric structure position it within a lineage of European realist practice where craftsmanship and observation are central to the aesthetic outcome. Its quiet sophistication and Old-Master-influenced execution make it particularly suited to thoughtful, distinguished interiors.

Artist
Signed, artist presently unidentified.

Artist Details
The signature appears to read “Ernesto M…”, though authorship remains unconfirmed. The disciplined technique, controlled palette, and respect for still-life tradition indicate a painter working within a European realist studio environment, drawing heavily on classical methodologies.

Movements
Contemporary Realism

Artist Influenced by
Influenced by the still-life traditions of Francisco Zurbarán, Antonio López García, and other European realist schools grounded in Old Master technique.