Still life

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[QUOTE=west;3419581]Size sm.
Oil on cardboard.
This is the work of my good znajomego@

Your friend develops akaichou technique commercial still life. This technique was common ~ 200-300 years ago.
Bright representative of this line commercial painting:

Jan van Huysum

http://www.posterclub.ru/author/?an=Jan+van+Huysum

Elements of this technique beginners learn about a couple of quarters before identification of the level of sales.

But your friend have significantly less embellishment than is required for rapid and successful sales.