Jose H. AlvarengaThe Milkmaid, Oil Painting2022
2022
About the Item
Artist Comments
Artist Jose H. Alvarenga illustrates a still life of a vintage milkmaid ornament. "I found this lovely figurine on eBay and decided to buy it and paint it," shares Jose. A rare and unique decoration that implies elegance in its simplicity. He highlights the rustic quality of its costume, face, and posture.
About the Artist
Jose’s soft still life paintings are like visual puns. He creates relationships between objects that evoke both amusement and contemplation in the viewer. By devising a clever dialogue between objects, Jose turns a still life into a story. Jose utilizes a classical realist style with a gentle nod to surrealism through his unique subject selections. He is inspired by everyday objects, particularly those with a quality of nostalgia, memory, or humor. Jose paints out of his Los Angeles area apartment, where he also enjoys playing the keyboard and reading art books.
Words that describe this painting: still life, classical realism, milkmaid, elegance, peasant, Harnett, milkmaid, Vermeer, small, oilpaint, classical, figurine, vintage, still life, classical, oil painting, beige
The Milkmaid
Jose H. Alvarenga
Oil painting on metal
Varnished and Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2022
7 in. h x 5 in. w x .25 in. d
0 lbs. 10 oz.
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- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
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- Condition:The Milkmaid. Jose H. Alvarenga. Oil painting on metal. Varnished and Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
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