喬治·莫蘭迪

Galleria del Milione, 米蘭
Augusto Giovanardi, 米蘭
Galería Theo, 馬德里
私人收藏，馬德里（現藏家於1979年得自上述來源）
自此家族收藏至現藏家

都靈，現代藝術私立畫廊，「私人收藏內的現代藝術名作」，1959年，品號41

蘭貝托·維塔利斯，《莫蘭迪畫作總錄》，1948-1964年，米蘭，1983年，第II冊，品號807，載圖。

The canvas is unlined and there is no evidence of retouching under ultra-violet light. This work is in very good original condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration, although slightly stronger in the original.
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莫蘭迪的1952年作品《靜物》在淡素的背景前繪畫日常用品，從中探索這些物品之間的空間互動關係，是同類作品的傑出例子。畫作將各種顏色及形狀排列並置，為構圖賦予一種含蓄而富動感的特質，純白的瓶子與深色的物品對比呼應。莫蘭迪有意擺弄遊走於可知的事物與只能猜想的世界之間，這種做法直接來自他對可見的世界的迷思。當時，藝術家愈加沉醉於以同樣的物件排列重組，不斷重複同一主題。瓶子細緻的曲線為構圖加入一絲優雅與古典美。

莫蘭迪的靜物畫構圖一絲不苟，是他畢生事業的焦點。與同代的其他藝術家一樣，他以新穎的視角審視文藝復興早期的意大利藝術，既尊重意大利傳統，也注意地方鄉土文化。此外，塞尚對莫蘭迪亦影響深遠，塞尚對現實的熱切關注以及獨特的個人視角，鼓勵莫蘭迪後來在日常物件中發掘簡單的幾何實質。這後來成了莫蘭迪的創作主題，而他的藝術風格經歷了截然不同的幾個階段。他總是以瓶、罐、壺、碗等家居物品入畫，擺放的位置有著古典構圖的精準，但是繪畫的手法卻令其成為空間裡面獨立形式的存在。