Roberto Michel (1948) - Le Dessert du Roi

- Oil on canvas. Original canvas. Signed.

- Roberto Michel's still lifes are authentic feasts for the eye, where the bloated and ostentatious abundance goes beyond the mere accumulation of objects to exalt its own material. In his compositions, the bodegón ceases to be a everyday scene and becomes an exhibition of power and refinement, where each element seems to have been chosen for a royal banquet. The tableware, worthy of Versailles, spreads with almost architectural presence: silver tureens with chiseled reliefs, rock-crystal goblets that catch impossible glints, and porcelain trays that hold fruits of unreal perfection.

This suptuousness rests on a luxuriant and elegant brushstroke, a technique so refined that it leaves no trace of effort, achieving surfaces of absolute smoothness. Michel rounds the forms with almost tactile precision, allowing light to slide along the curves of the jugs and to vanish in the folds of linen tablecloths and lace. The sophistication of his style turns the still life into an exercise in aristocratic illusion, where the elegance of the line and the richness of the objects fuse in a celebration of luxury, elevating the inanimate object to the rank of a visual jewel under the gaze of a fascinated spectator.

- Image dimensions without frame: 40 x 32 cm / 48 x 40 cm with exclusive custom frame.

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