Montanari (XX) - Natura morta

!!The main photo is for illustrative purposes only!! Sold without a frame

Fascinating acrylic on canvas depicting a still life with apples, created in the first half of the 1980s (dated 1984 next to the signature). The work stands out for a material painterly style and decidedly expressionist. The artist uses broad, decisive, and full-bodied brushstrokes, applying the color in blocks of clear and contrasting chromatic tones.
The composition plays on a vivid chromatic contrast: the intense, deep blue of the background makes the bright tones of the apples pop, where acidic green coexists with touches of scarlet red and vivid yellow. The elevated perspective and the geometric cut of the white supporting plane give dynamism and a structure