Still Life with Peaches and Plums
In Still Life with Peaches and Plums, Alvi Siren presents a generous fruit arrangement set on a dark table, where a plate of apples, peaches, plums, and grapes is brought forward against a softly abstracted blue-green background. The composition has the structure of a classical still life, yet the surrounding space remains fluid and atmospheric.
The plate is filled with rounded fruit forms painted in warm yellows, creams, soft greens, ochres, and muted reds. Peaches and plums sit among pale apples, their surfaces shaped through textured brushwork and luminous highlights. The varied fruit creates a sense of abundance, with each form contributing to the dense rhythm of the arrangement.
Around the plate, grapes gather in darker blue, violet, and green tones, especially along the lower edge of the composition. Their smaller rounded shapes contrast with the larger fruit on the plate, adding movement and visual depth. Behind the fruit, vague leaf forms rise into the cool background, suggesting foliage without becoming fully defined.
The dark table anchors the composition, while the blue-green field above gives the painting an airy, slightly dreamlike atmosphere. Alvi balances the weight of the fruit with the softness of the background, allowing the still life to feel both grounded and open.
Rather than a simple depiction of fruit, Still Life with Peaches and Plums becomes a celebration of colour, abundance, and painterly texture. Through warm fruit tones, dark grapes, and an abstracted leafy background, Alvi Siren transforms the plate into a vivid image of seasonal richness and quiet depth.
ID 131
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Canvas width: 35 cm
Canvas height: 35 cm
Frame width: 41 cm
Frame height: 41 cm
Year: 2004
Location: held in private collection















