Description
Original skull and paintbrush still life
In the Studio
A skull, a worn collection of paintbrushes, books and a red rose
come together in this dark studio still life — part self-portrait
of a working space, part contemporary vanitas.
11.8 × 15.7 in
30 × 40 cm
Oil painting
Not included
A still life from my own studio
Unlike a constructed historical vanitas, In the Studio
grew directly from objects around me in the place where I paint.
The brushes are my working brushes, gathered in a blue studio pot,
and the surrounding objects belong naturally to that environment.
The skull introduces the traditional memento mori association, but
I was equally interested in the painting as a record of the studio:
worn tools, books, colour and objects accumulated around the daily
process of painting.
The skull and the brushes create two very different vertical
rhythms — one solid and pale, the other fragmented into dozens
of thin marks — against a deep red studio background.
Skull, brushes and red ground
The skull occupies the lower part of the composition, with its
light surface emerging strongly against the darker surroundings.
Behind it, the blue brush pot creates the principal colour contrast
against the warm red-brown background.
I kept the individual brushes loose and varied. Their stained
handles and irregular tips are not arranged as pristine studio
equipment; they are working objects that have accumulated paint
through repeated use.
A red rose near the lower edge adds another traditional vanitas
association, while books and smaller studio objects remain partly
absorbed into the darker side of the painting.
Please note: frame not included.
The decorative black and gold frame visible in the photographs
is shown for presentation and scale only. The painting is sold
unframed.
Contemporary vanitas
A skull and fading flower connect the painting with the
traditional imagery of mortality and passing time.
Real studio objects
The paintbrushes and objects come from the artist’s working
studio rather than a decorative staged setting.
Painterly surface
Visible strokes, broken edges and changes in paint thickness
remain part of the finished image.
One original painting
In the Studio is a one-of-a-kind original oil painting
by Andrea Bocedi. It exists as one physical artwork and is not
a print, reproduction or numbered edition.
The painting is signed by the artist and supplied with a
certificate of authenticity.
Frame not included — the frame visible in the photographs
is shown for display purposes only.
Additional close-up photographs or information about the work
can be provided before purchase.
Painting details
- Title
In the Studio - Artist
Andrea Bocedi - SubjectSkull, artist’s paintbrushes and studio still life
- Dimensions11.8 × 15.7 in / 30 × 40 cm
- Medium
Original oil painting - OriginalityUnique hand-painted original; no edition
- AuthenticationSigned by the artist and supplied with a certificate
of authenticity - FrameNot included. Decorative frame shown in photographs is for
display purposes only.
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