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Nov 22, 2017

Great figs

Shishkin Valery
Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
100 × 50 cm
Year
2017

Five ripe figs, one sliced open to reveal glistening pink flesh, are lined along a weathered wooden beam under warm side light.

Style
Realism
Mood
Vibrant
Themes
Still Life
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About this work

A row of purple-skinned figs rests on a rough wooden plank; the fig second from left is cut in half, exposing its deep pink, seed-studded interior, while the others remain whole with beads of moisture on their taut skins, set against a softly blurred warm-toned backdrop.

Warm raking light from the left crosses the fruit, creating cast shadows and picking out dewdrops as tiny highlights; the palette moves from golden ochre background to deep aubergine and rose, rendered with smooth, precise brushwork typical of tight realist still-life painting, giving the fruit a tactile, sun-warmed feel.

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