Franco Bencivenga (1953) - Limone in un bicchiere

Beautiful oil painting on panel depicting a lemon in a glass, by the painter Bencivenga Franco, who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome in 1980. This painting is a contemporary still life in a hyperrealist vein, strongly inspired by the tradition of Baroque chiaroscuro. The work plays on the paradox of container and content: an organic, irregular, and imperfect object—the lemon—is kept and exalted inside a geometric, artificial, and elegant object, the goblet. The atmosphere is suspended, conveying a sense of intimacy, silence, and almost meditative contemplation. The artist shows great mastery in rendering the visual refraction... The frame will be provided as a gift; the unframed dimensions of the painting are 24 x 30. If careful packaging and fast shipping are ensured.