Gaston Ploquin (1882-1970) – "Flora and Pomona" – Oil on cardboard, 20th century

Still life titled "Flora and Pomona, " painted in oil on cardboard by Gaston Ploquin (1882-1970). In a vertical composition with a free and generous touch, the artist brings together roses in powdery tones, apples, bunches of grapes, and a vase adorned with a figure. The palette mixes pinks, deep greens, grayish blues, browns, and ochres, creating a dense atmosphere characteristic of mid-20th century modernist French painting. The work is signed "G. PLOQUIN" in the lower left corner. An old label from the Société Lyonnaise des Beaux-Arts, preserved on the back, bears the name Ploquin as well as the title "Flora and Pomona." It is presented in an important gilded wooden frame sculpted with wavy and leafy motifs. Overall height: 74 cm. Overall width: 66 cm. Depth: 7 cm. Visible dimensions: 53 X 45 cm. Generally good condition for its age. The gilding of the frame shows wear, small chips, and a patina of use. Openings are visible at the corner joints of the inner white frame. The old label on the back is torn and partially detached, and the back shows various signs of use. A decorative painting of beautiful presence, ideal above a console or buffet in a classic, modernist, or eclectic interior.