Still life in front of the window by Georges Valmier Yakov Chernikhov Brown Silhouette of a Vase

Brown Silhouette of a Vase distills a simple ceramic form into a bold

and quietly radical

when illustration was the primary tool of natural science

painterly blouse — Bea Müller turns everyday clothing into a vehicle for colour and personality

Still life in front of the window by Georges Valmier Yakov Chernikhov Brown Silhouette of a VaseStill Life in Front of the Window dissolves the familiar Cubist motif interior objects set against an opening onto the world into a richly layered field of colour planes. Valmier sets the warm hues of tabletop objects against the cooler geometry of window and light, creating a dynamic push and pull across the picture surface. The composition is tightly organised yet visually restless, each plane shifting the eye to the next in an almost musical