Still Life With Teapot, Signed Maxime, Post-impressionist

Still Life with Teapot, signed Maxime.
Oil on wood.
Stuccoed and gilded wood frame with palm motifs.
Dimensions: H. 25.5 cm, W. 16.8 cm.
Dimensions with frame: H. 28.6 cm, W. 19.7 cm.

This still life, probably from the late 19th or early 20th century, invites you to teatime, displaying everything needed for two guests : a teapot with a pair of cups, a milk jug, and a well-stocked basket, topped with a candlestick mounted as a lampshade.
The charm of the composition lies in the decorative effect created by the Neo-Impressionist treatment of the tablecloth, blending pink and blue in a halo, while the background, adorned with wallpaper enhanced with plant motifs, introduces a Nabis note reminiscent of Vuillard. The broad, impasto brushstrokes contribute to this atmosphere, at once serene and vibrant. sensitivity.

The painting is enriched with a dedication: "to Eug. Bellanger This invitation in perpetuity Maxime"
The back of the panel reveals a sketch of an old man in a beret sitting on a bench.