Roberto Michel (1948) - Vanitas of the Ace of Clubs

- Oil on canvas. Original canvas. Hand-signed.

- Roberto Michel’s still lifes are feasts for the eyes, where lavish, ostentatious abundance goes beyond the accumulation of objects to celebrate their very materiality. In his compositions, the still life ceases to be an everyday scene and becomes a display of power and refinement, with each element seemingly selected for a royal banquet. The tableware, worthy of Versailles, is arranged with an almost architectural presence: silver tureens with chased reliefs, rock-crystal goblets that capture impossible glimmers, and porcelain platters bearing fruit of unreal perfection.

This sumptuousness rests on a polished, elegant brushstroke, executed with such consummate skill that it eliminates every trace of effort, achieving surfaces of absolute smoothness. Michel rounds out the forms with almost tactile precision, allowing light to glide over the curves of the pitchers and disappear into the folds of linen and lace tablecloths. The sophistication of his style turns the still life into an exercise in aristocratic illusionism, where the elegance of the brushwork and the richness of the objects merge in a celebration of luxury, elevating the inanimate object to the status of a visual jewel beneath the gaze of a captivated viewer.

- Image dimensions without frame: 80 x 65 cm / 88 x 73 cm with an exclusive made-to-measure frame.

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