Still Life - Sterling Marc - The Rabbit - Oil On Canvas - Circa 1930 - Signed

Here is a "living nature", which represents a rabbit in the middle of plants.
The animal occupies the majority of the composition. It is placed on a bed of plants, in which we recognize artichokes, mushrooms, blueberries... The whole stands out against a background worked in beige and pink tones.
This work offers an optimistic interpretation of still life, in accordance with modern sensibilities and respect for animals.
It was produced around 1930, if we are to believe the other works of the artist produced at the same time.
It is signed at the bottom right. The work is clean, without retouching, in excellent condition.
It is presented in the period frame, in carved wood, yellowed but also in very good condition.

The artist
Marc Sterling, born Mordkha Sterling, was born in Minsk (now Belarus) in 1895. He studied painting in Odessa and Moscow in the early 1920s. He then left Russia for Berlin, where his first exhibition took place. In 1923 he moved to Paris and joined the international circle of the Ecole de Paris. He frequented the studio of La Ruche and became friends with other Russian artists. Of Jewish faith, Sterling took refuge with his family with friends at the beginning of the Second World War. However, he was interned in a camp in 1941.
He returned to Paris after the war. His life then took a calm and turbulent turn. He exhibited regularly in galleries and salons, traveled a lot, and lived between Paris and Switzerland. He continued to work until his death in 1976.
Sterling produced an abundant and varied body of work, constantly renewing himself. He was a constructivist and cubist at the beginning. In the 1930s, he evolved towards a lyrical figurative style. The work presented belongs to this period. His painting darkened considerably after the war. He then found a more peaceful manner and subjects, finally evolving towards a world populated by imaginary creatures.

The Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris holds some of his works. They have also been the subject of numerous public sales, both in France and abroad.

Work visible at the gallery (07240). ​​​​​​​
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