Bidspirit auction | Catherine Redmayne, Original Still Life

Catherine Redmayne, Original Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, Watercolor Painting, 1989 - An original watercolor painting on paper by Catherine Redmayne, dated 1989. This still life composition is executed in a fluid, wet-in-wet impressionistic style, depicting a shallow bowl containing three bright yellow lemons and three dark purple fruits, possibly plums or figs. To the left, a soft-focus bouquet of flowers is rendered in shades of green, yellow, and blue. The background consists of broad, atmospheric washes in varying tones of blue and violet. The work is signed and dated in the upper right-hand corner with the painted name ”REDMAYNE” followed by the numerals ”89”. The painting is attached to a brown backing board by small metal clips. The reverse of the backing board features a white rectangular paper label with typed text reading ”ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING BY CATHERINE REDMAYNE”. Below this, there is a handwritten signature in blue ink reading ”Catherine Redmayne” and the handwritten date ”8 / 89”.