# Vieux livres

By [Henri Clément-Serveau](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/henri-clement-serveau.md>), Undated.

A stack of worn books, a dark vessel, and scattered papers are compressed into a tightly structured tabletop. Angular planes and muted earth colors give the familiar objects a distinctly modern weight.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 50 × 65 cm
- Gallery: [Osenat](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-cbb0827bc4789f8d.md>)

[View at Invaluable](<https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/clement-serveau-1886-1972-vieux-livres-huile-sur--130-c-40c42c7897>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Modernism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/modernism.md>)

## Image

![Modernist still life of stacked old books, papers, and a dark vessel arranged on a tabletop.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-fdf4a3f0c8d5a3dc-0f5c4c633431d49f/full.jpg?v=355dd48abfa9e008d38c4d712b02931f48668bb67aa13f632b3742dc2d125645>)

## Sources & credits

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- Osenat auction record via Invaluable.
- Artwork metadata and image via Invaluable; underlying auction catalog credited to the named auction house.

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