{"product_id":"still-life-of-plums-by-rinaldo-cuneo-oil-on-canvas-p3599","title":"Still Life of Plums by Rinaldo Cuneo, Oil on Canvas P3599","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA beautiful still life from Rinaldo Cuneo (1877–1939) showing a cluster of dark plums spilling from a paper bag onto a rumpled white cloth, set against the turned spindles of an old wooden chair. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe San Francisco painter became so associated with his native city that he was dubbed \"the Painter of San Francisco.\" Best known for his Bay Area cityscapes and waterfront scenes, Cuneo was equally at home in the still life tradition, and this piece shows why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCuneo trained at the California School of Design under Arthur Mathews and Gottardo Piazzoni before studying in Paris, and exhibited widely throughout the Bay Area from the 1910s through his death in 1939, including a mural commission for Coit Tower in 1934.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSigned lower right. Presented in a carved giltwood frame. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNo date is inscribed on this canvas, but the sturdy, weighted brushwork suggests a mature-period work, likely from the 1920s or 30s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eArt measures 20\" x 24\", in frame 24.5\" x 28.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Early California Antiques Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543962161250,"sku":"P3599","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1596\/5487\/files\/P3599-0.jpg?v=1790287027","url":"https:\/\/earlycal.com\/products\/still-life-of-plums-by-rinaldo-cuneo-oil-on-canvas-p3599","provider":"Early California Antiques Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}