Κόκκινες παπαρούνες

006972 M. Wuycie(?), Red poppies, n.d., oil on canvas, 110 × 81 cm

A bouquet of wildflowers, specifically red poppies, hangs upside down from the wall. The few green leaves of the plants and the shiny, red petals are highlighted against the dark brown colour of the wall. The work impresses the viewer with the accuracy of the flowers and the depiction of light, while the colour scale is deliberately kept to warm red and brown tones, without excesses and tensions. The final result reveals the painter's academic education, and also his willingness to work within the framework of the dominant artistic taste of the late 19th century.