Auction: Still Life with Peaches and Silver (Homage)

Oil on Panel 5 x 7 inches

This painting is on an acid-free hardboard panel.

Lately I've got very interested in peaches, because the colours are fascinating.

And I've been looking at a lot of paintings of peaches too, and that means Chardin.

I've been fascinated with his work for a good while, but I've only ever seen one of his paintings in the flesh, a small genre piece in the National Gallery in London. It's beautiful.

One of the things that strikes me most about some of my favourite paintings of Chardin's is the warm glow that seems to pervade the light, so this painting started out with a very warm toning of the panel - I used transparent red oxide, applied fairly thinly and then pushed around with a rough brush and paper towels to give it some texture.

That warm base colour still pervades the painting and can be felt through everything that came on top of it I think. In sections it's almost uncovered completely, and it gives the deepest shadows a warm glow.

The silver vase, well, you probably know the Chardin painting that refers to 🙂

Starting bid is $150

Payment is by PayPal - (although you can pay through PayPal with a credit card without having to set up an account, if you don’t have one).

How to bid

Just click the "bid here" link above and enter your name, email (this will be kept private) and the amount you want to bid.

The auction uses proxy bidding, which means you can set a Maximum Bid, and until that's reached, you're protected from being outbid. So if Bidder A places a Maximum Bid of $200 and Bidder B comes along to try and outbid A, A will be protected till B outbids A over $200.

You’ll be notified of any other bids and whether you’ve won the auction by email automatically. If you win the auction, I’ll send you an email with a link to pay by PayPal.

PLEASE NOTE: As the auction comes to a close, you’ll need to refresh the page to see the latest bids. It may look as if you’ve won when the countdown finishes, but you’ll only see the most recent bids if you refresh the page, so there may have been more bids that you’re not seeing!

Shipping

International shipping is by UK Royal Mail International (tracked) and can take a few days to get to you. I'll let you know by email as soon as I send the painting, and give you the tracking number. I’ll need to allow some time for the painting to dry thoroughly before I send it to you. Usually, a couple of weeks will be enough.

Returns:

If for any reason reason you’re not happy with your painting, you can return it to me within 14 days for a full refund. Buyer pays return shipping.

If payment isn’t made within three days of purchase, the painting will be offered to the next highest bidder or re-auctioned.