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Jacqueline Boisselot
Bottle and Folded Paper Still Life French Modernist Graphite Drawing

20th Century

$544.13
£395
€471.70
CA$757.89
A$771.06
CHF 441.89
MX$9,284.03
NOK 5,164.92
SEK 5,187.59
DKK 3,526.41

About the Item

Title Bottle and Folded Paper Still Life French Modernist Graphite Drawing Artist Jacqueline Boisselot French late 20th century Medium Graphite pencil on textured artist paper unframed Size 12.75 x 19.75 Height x width in inches Signature Unsigned Provenance Private collection Paris Condition Good overall condition with gentle surface undulation, light handling marks and age related toning to the paper. There is a diagonal crease or fold near the lower left corner, together with minor edge wear and faint graphite transfer visible verso. These details are consistent with age and studio storage. The principal composition remains clear and presents attractively. Description An expressive modernist still life by Jacqueline Boisselot, depicting a large bottle or lidded vessel surrounded by folded papers, books and loosely arranged studio materials. Executed in graphite pencil on textured artist paper, the work combines careful observation with energetic, searching lines and areas of softly developed shading. The substantial vessel on the left provides the principal focal point. Its broad body and narrower upper section are modelled through layered graphite, with the darkest passages concentrated around its upper edge and the shadowed space behind it. The rounded form contrasts with the angular papers and rectangular objects extending across the centre and right of the composition. A collection of overlapping sheets, books or folded materials spreads across the tabletop. Boisselot describes these forms through diagonal contours and shifting tonal planes rather than minute detail. Their irregular arrangement introduces movement and leads the eye across the drawing, from the darker vessel at the left towards the paler, more open area on the right. The composition is particularly effective in its balance between solid form and fragmented structure. The bottle feels weighty and contained, while the surrounding papers appear temporary and unsettled. This contrast gives the still life a strong visual rhythm and suggests the informal atmosphere of an artist’s studio or working interior. Graphite has been applied with considerable variety. Dense cross-hatching and repeated strokes create depth around the vessel and beneath the papers, while lighter directional marks describe reflected light and the edges of individual forms. In several areas, outlines have been revised or repeated, preserving the immediacy of the artist’s observational process. The background remains only loosely indicated. Broad horizontal shading establishes the wall or surface behind the objects, while isolated lines at the upper and right edges hint at surrounding furniture or architectural divisions. By avoiding a fully described setting, Boisselot keeps attention on the relationship between volume, angle and tone. The pale areas of exposed paper are equally important to the composition. They introduce light between the darker forms and prevent the closely arranged objects from feeling overly dense. This interaction between graphite and untouched paper gives the work a restrained, modern quality. From an interior perspective, this is a versatile and quietly sophisticated drawing. Its monochrome palette would suit studies, home offices, libraries, kitchens or layered gallery walls. The broad landscape format would work especially well above a desk, console table or sideboard, while the studio still life subject gives the piece an intelligent and collected character. Jacqueline Boisselot was a French artist active during the late 20th century, known for expressive figure studies, portraits, interiors, still lifes, landscapes and abstract compositions. Her work is characterised by confident observation, simplified forms and a sensitive approach to line, tone and spatial balance. For more information, please do contact us with any questions you may have. Thank you.

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