The world of art. Painters

A man in cream sits between two women on a wooden bench: a blonde woman in white raises one hand while holding a teacup, and an older woman in purple velvet with floral earrings sits at right. A dense border of objects—teapot, coffee grinder, perfume bottles, dried flowers and wheat, an embroidered towel, a plaster head, vases, and small photographs—surrounds the group.

Warm creams and purples in the central figures meet the cooler, muted tones of the surrounding still-life border, each object painted with the same crisp realism as the portrait. The crowded, collage-like assemblage of keepsakes gives the picture a nostalgic, reflective mood.