Pallant House Gallery 2006

… The traditional subject of still-life has a place in the The Wonderful Collection in the form of Andreas Rüthi’s knowing compositions, each juxtaposing nick-lacks with postcards representing figures from the canon of 20th century art: Mondrian, Giacometti, and Morandi. In his unlikely partnering of object with artist, Rüthi has staged these still-life paintings in a similar way to those of Patrick Caulfield where each carefully chosen item has a meaning and contributes to the overall resonance of the work. Both artists acknowledge the past masters of still-life painting: Chardin, Cézanne and Morandi…

Frances Guy, Pallant House Gallery Magazine Number 9, September 2006
The Wonderful Fund, Art for the New Millennium 2000-2005, 7.10.2006-7.1.2007, Group show including Patrick Caulfield, Richard Hamilton, Wolfgang Tillmans a.o.

Chardin, Jaguar, 2002, oil on board, 33 x 43 cm

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