Still Life, 1950
Oil on canvas
20 x 30 inches
Signed and dated
Provenance
Private collection
Note: The German-born artist Walter Nessler emigrated to Britain in the 1930s. Though not Jewish, he opposed fascist ideology and was denounced as ‘degenerate’ by the Nazi regime. His later paintings such as the present work were inspired by his passion for jazz, the inspiration of Matisse and his acquaintance with artists including Picasso, Giacometti and Cocteau who he met in Paris during the late 1940s and 50s.