Peter Rode (1956) - Stilleben

Peter Rode (Dresden) – Still Life with Carafe, Vases and Fruits – Oil on Canvas, 1964

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Large-format still life in oil on canvas by the Dresden painter Peter Rode, signed and dated bottom right “Peter Rode / Dresden 64”. The panorama format shows a vividly composed table scene with a wine carafe in pink-magenta, wine glasses with yellow wine, two vases in turquoise and deep blue, as well as a lush selection of fruits – red grapes, apples, a pear, lemon and peaches – arranged on a stylized turquoise base.
Stylistically, the work combines influences of cubist still lifes with an expressive, warm color palette of orange, red, turquoise and blue tones. The flat, graphically emphasized form language with bold black outlines and the abstract-geometric background are typical of the modernist decorative painting of the early 1960s. In its color dynamics and composition, the painting reflects Dresden’s painting tradition, which links figurative representation with a modern, expressive formal language.
Original frame in gold/bronze tone, contemporary to the painting. On the back, hanging wire and handwritten inventory number “4480-5”.
Technique: Oil on canvas
Signed: Bottom right “Peter Rode / Dresden” with dating '64
Frame: Original wooden frame, gilded/bronze-colored (photos part of the condition description)
Dating: 1964
Provenance: Private collection, Germany

Condition: Good condition. Canvas intact, no visible cracks, holes or imperfections in the paint layer. Frame with signs of wear, occasional small flakes of the gilding, especially at the corners.