Gallery Edition – Stillleben auf einer Truhe by Anton Kerschbaumer – 54×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the aftermath of World War I, Anton Kerschbaumer’s “Stillleben auf einer Truhe” (1924) emerged as a testament to the artist’s fascination with Cubism. This still life painting exemplifies Kerschbaumer’s mastery of fragmented forms and multiple perspectives, which he wielded to dismantle traditional representations of space and objecthood. The impasto brushwork imbues the composition with a tactile quality, drawing the viewer into an intimate dialogue with the arrangement of objects on the chest. As the artist navigated the treacherous landscape of early 20th-century modernity, his chromatic structure anchored in earthy tones of green, yellow, orange, brown, and red conjured an atmosphere both somber and vibrant.When enlarged to 54×44 inches, “Stillleben auf einer Truhe” assumes a monumental presence that recalibrates the spatial rhythm of any luxury interior environment. The Modernist palette, now amplified