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Guy NicodAbstract Still Life with Green Bottle Draped Fabrics Fruit Forms Modernist
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Title: Abstract Still Life with Green Bottle Draped Fabrics Fruit Forms Modernist
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 14.75 x 19.25 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: Good overall with light edge wear and small handling marks consistent with age.
Description:
This vibrant modernist gouache by Guy Nicod presents a richly abstracted still life scene featuring a dramatic combination of draped fabrics, a dark green bottle, and organic fruit-like forms arranged across a layered, expressive background. Painted with bold chromatic contrasts, the composition centres around a tall bottle rendered in deep greens and blacks, its silhouette cutting sharply against swathes of crimson red cloth and warm ochre tones. The surrounding shapes—suggestive of bananas, citrus segments, or gourds—add rhythm and movement, helping to anchor the imagery within the traditions of mid-century French still life.
Nicod’s brushwork is energetic and sculptural, pushing the boundaries between representation and abstraction. The striking use of yellow, orange, earthy brown, and deep red creates a sense of warmth and domestic familiarity, while the angular overlaps and broken planes echo the influence of Cubist structure. Subtle tonal modulation in the background—especially the cool greys and slate blues—helps emphasise depth and sets the stage for the more saturated foreground elements.
Collectors of modernist still life will appreciate the interplay between identifiable objects and expressive ambiguity. The bottle, a recurring motif in 20th-century still life, becomes both anchor and abstract form, while the surrounding folds of fabric introduce a sense of theatricality. Nicod’s handling of gouache, with its velvety opacity and punchy colour retention, allows the work to carry strong visual weight without losing delicacy in the highlights.
Ideal for those seeking a French modernist still life, an interior statement piece, or an artwork exploring abstraction through everyday objects, this painting demonstrates Nicod’s signature blend of structure, spontaneity, and colour harmony.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)Width: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317277062
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