School Of Paris - Sterling Marc – Bouquet – Circa 1930 - Signed

The work is a still life, representing a bouquet on an entablature. The flowers are mainly in shades of blue, red and white. They are placed in a vase with curved shapes. The background is worked, in a range of beige tones.
This work offers a reinterpretation of the bouquet, a classic of still life, thanks to a beautiful play of light and shadow. It was produced around 1930, if we are to believe the other works of the artist produced at the same time.
It is signed lower right. The work is clean, without retouching, in excellent condition. It is presented in a pretty Montparnasse-type frame in carved wood, which highlights the colors of the canvas. It is 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 happy 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 style 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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