{"product_id":"provencal-still-life-with-jars-and-bowls-by-michele-alcaraz-37-x-26","title":"Provençal Still Life with Jars and Bowls by Michèle Alcaraz - 37\" x 26\"","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis contemporary still life by Michèle Alcaraz reflects the artist’s enduring dialogue with the everyday objects of rural Provence. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille-Luminy, and painting since childhood under the guidance of Joseph Stamboulian, Alcaraz (b. 1957) works from her studio in Cabriès, where jars, pots, and utilitarian vessels remain central to her visual language. Exhibited throughout Provence, including at the Musée Edgar Melik in Cabriès, her work is firmly rooted in the landscape and traditions of the South. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePainted on coarse burlap, this composition gathers tall jars and simple bowls arranged in weighty silhouettes, their curves and contours shaped through expressive palette-knife strokes. A restrained palette of chalk white, charcoal, olive, and warm beige evokes mineral walls and sun-faded interiors, while passages of exposed burlap enhance the rustic authenticity of the scene. Layered paint creates a richly tactile surface, with light and shadow handled confidently, lending the vessels quiet solidity and presence.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGrounded yet intimate, the painting carries a calm strength. Its textured surface and earthy tonality bring warmth, gravitas, and tactile richness to an interior, from a rustic kitchen to a contemporary loft.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA further selection of Michele Alcaraz’s paintings is available for purchase \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/search?q=michele+Alcaraz\" title=\"Michele Alcaraz\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 37\" high x 26\" wide x 1¼\" thick \u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 94cm high x 66cm wide x 3cm thick\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chez Pluie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52810192257362,"sku":"23918","price":3945.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1166\/6698\/files\/DSC04707_14b5c68b-424a-4dcf-9aee-69a23b744c26.jpg?v=1772112512","url":"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/products\/provencal-still-life-with-jars-and-bowls-by-michele-alcaraz-37-x-26","provider":"Chez Pluie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}