Old oil painting: still life with Dutch tiles

This vintage oil painting represents a sumptuous and fresh still life: on a dark table, a bowl of fruit (oranges, mandarins, a golden pear), a bright green enamel colander, a brass kettle with a white handle, and a large stoneware jug with a generous belly are arranged, all set against a background of Delft-style tiled flooring, adorned with small naive figures painted in blue. The painter skillfully plays with contrasts of materials — the metallic shine of the teapot, the matte texture of the stoneware, the gloss of the fruits — while embracing a free touch and an almost naive rendering in the figures of the tiles, which add a narrative and quirky note to the whole. The dish hanging in the top left, treated in chiaroscuro, adds beautiful depth to the composition. The work is painted on a wooden panel (plywood), with no apparent signature. A lovely gift for art lovers.