Art Nouveau School (c. 1900) - The Satsuma Vase
- Oil on canvas. Spectacular antique frame.
- In the languid shadow of the *fin de siècle*, this slender Satsuma earthenware vase stands like an altar dedicated to disenchantment and fascination with a dreamlike Orient, where time seems to stand still in the stillness of a withered garden. Much like the tragic fate of Madame Butterfly—suspended between a timeless wait and the pain of transience— the autumn leaves scattered across the porcelain burst into shades of purple to sing the swan song of a fading era. The golden splendor of the dried thistles and the patinated luster of the enamel celebrate the melancholy of twilight, transforming the withering of flowers and the fragility of ceramics into an ultimate refuge for the aesthete; where the purest beauty inevitably arises from the certainty of its own end.
- Dimensions of the artwork without frame: 62 x 100 cm / 84 x 122 cm with an exclusive, custom-made frame.
- In the languid shadow of the *fin de siècle*, this slender Satsuma earthenware vase stands like an altar dedicated to disenchantment and fascination with a dreamlike Orient, where time seems to stand still in the stillness of a withered garden. Much like the tragic fate of Madame Butterfly—suspended between a timeless wait and the pain of transience— the autumn leaves scattered across the porcelain burst into shades of purple to sing the swan song of a fading era. The golden splendor of the dried thistles and the patinated luster of the enamel celebrate the melancholy of twilight, transforming the withering of flowers and the fragility of ceramics into an ultimate refuge for the aesthete; where the purest beauty inevitably arises from the certainty of its own end.
- Dimensions of the artwork without frame: 62 x 100 cm / 84 x 122 cm with an exclusive, custom-made frame.
1 100 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Art Nouveau
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Oil painting
Reference (ID): 1834263
Availability: In stock
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