SUBJECT
Botanical art
Leaves, branches and nests, painted onto a gilded or silvered ground.
The metal lies behind the subject rather than in it. A leaf against gold leaf looks cut out, almost as if in a display case. Nine works are available, the largest group in the catalogue.
The nest as a recurring subject
A nest has the same structure as a mountain basin.
A wreath of leaves around three eggs, seen from above, reads the way a rock bowl with snow in it reads. Both subjects appear side by side in the work.
Why metal behind plants
Gold takes the decorative edge off botany.
On a white ground leaves look illustrative. On gold leaf they become an object.
Gold leaf or silver leaf
Gold warms the green, silver cools it.
Sage and olive sit better on silver, brown and ochre better on gold.
Formats
From upright panels to large landscape formats.
The series covers the widest range of formats in the catalogue.
Availability
Nine works, prices from CHF 300.
Direct from the studio in Schindellegi.
More: Gold leaf painting · Silver leaf painting · Golden pictures · Motifs
