“Fleurs d’automne” Marthe Danard Puig, 20th century – France An impressive still life entitled "Fleurs d'automne" ("Autumn Flowers") by French artist Marthe Danard Puig. In the center is a slender cylindrical vase filled with chrysanthemums, most of which are already wilted. The background is dark, enhancing the luminosity and rich colors of the flowers. It displays the characteristic style of the genre, realistic and meticulous, which gradually gained importance in the history of art. The great artist Caravaggio (1573-1610) was one of the first artists to depict still lifes with an awareness of pictorial work, but many others followed suit at some point in their careers. With origins in antiquity and very popular in Western art since the 17th century, still life gives the artist more compositional freedom than other pictorial genres such as landscape or portraiture. Before 1700, they often contained religious and allegorical symbolism in relation to the objects they depicted. Also known as still lifes, they usually feature animals, flowers, fruits, food, plants\. Their development is part of the growing appreciation of painting and the explosion of interest in naturalism and imitation of nature that began to develop at the end of the previous century. It stands out as a sublime and beautiful work, exquisite and of great pictorial quality. It does not seek only visual delight, but invites the viewer to contemplate the passage of time, delving into the fleeting beauty of nature and vegetation through the "arrival of autumn" and the flowers and petals scattered across the table. Chrysanthemums are the flowers representative of Japanese autumn, which again refers to the title of the work. Marthe Danard Puig is a painter renowned for her floral still lifes. Her works stand out for their harmonious and delicate compositions, often in large formats and with a classical realism. Technique on support: Oil on canvas Title of the work: "Fleurs d'automne" Author: Marthe Danard Puig Signed in the lower left corner Genre: Still life Period: 20th century Country of origin: France Good condition considering its age and use / Restored Total dimensions: 90 x 69 x 5 cm. Dimensions without frame: 80 x 58 cm. The frame that protects the artwork is offered as a gift, but it has value in itself. It is provided at no additional cost so that when your artwork arrives at your home or destination, it can be displayed immediately. Any damage to the frame itself, which does not affect the integrity of the artwork, cannot be accepted as a valid reason for opening a claim or requesting a cancellation. This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution