Ariane Prokhoroff (1926-2018) - Nature-morte à la fenêtre en hiver






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Nature-morte à la fenêtre en hiver, an oil on canvas from 1988 by Ariane Prokhoroff (1926–2018), a French post-impressionist work, 73 × 92 cm, signed by hand and in excellent condition (no frame).
Description from the seller
Ariane PROKHOROFF (1926 - 2018)
Still life at the window in winter
Oil on canvas
Painting format: 73 x 92 cm
Signed and dated bottom right.
Provenance: Ariane Prokhoroff Studio, then by inheritance
In perfect conservation state. No frame.
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
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Buy with complete confidence!
Ariane Prokhoroff (1926–2018) belongs to this rare lineage of painters whose discretion never prevented their influence. An essential figure on the Lyon scene, she developed from the 1950s a deeply sensitive work, nourished by the observation of reality and an inner quest for light. Trained at the École des Beaux‑Arts de Lyon, she quickly asserted herself with a subtle pictorial writing, where drawing rigor dialogues with a velvety, almost whispered palette.
Her universe, made of silent landscapes, meditative still lifes, and intimate scenes, reveals an artist attentive to the vibrations of daily life. Prokhoroff paints less to describe than to bring about an atmosphere, a presence. Her compositions, of great accuracy, seduce by their balance, restraint, and emotional depth.
Recognized by her peers, exhibited in several Lyonnais galleries and regional collections, Ariane Prokhoroff leaves a rare, demanding body of work, of great coherence. Today, her paintings attract collectors seeking sincere, quiet, inhabited painting — a painting that does not seek effect, but the truth of the gaze.
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Seller's Story
Ariane PROKHOROFF (1926 - 2018)
Still life at the window in winter
Oil on canvas
Painting format: 73 x 92 cm
Signed and dated bottom right.
Provenance: Ariane Prokhoroff Studio, then by inheritance
In perfect conservation state. No frame.
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with complete confidence!
Ariane Prokhoroff (1926–2018) belongs to this rare lineage of painters whose discretion never prevented their influence. An essential figure on the Lyon scene, she developed from the 1950s a deeply sensitive work, nourished by the observation of reality and an inner quest for light. Trained at the École des Beaux‑Arts de Lyon, she quickly asserted herself with a subtle pictorial writing, where drawing rigor dialogues with a velvety, almost whispered palette.
Her universe, made of silent landscapes, meditative still lifes, and intimate scenes, reveals an artist attentive to the vibrations of daily life. Prokhoroff paints less to describe than to bring about an atmosphere, a presence. Her compositions, of great accuracy, seduce by their balance, restraint, and emotional depth.
Recognized by her peers, exhibited in several Lyonnais galleries and regional collections, Ariane Prokhoroff leaves a rare, demanding body of work, of great coherence. Today, her paintings attract collectors seeking sincere, quiet, inhabited painting — a painting that does not seek effect, but the truth of the gaze.
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