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American Still Life

February 14–August 16, 2015

Second floor

This exhibition showcases approximately 30 works from the museum’s collection of 19th- and 20th-century still lifes. Organized in celebration of the recent acquisition of Raphaelle Peale’s Peaches and Grapes in a Chinese Export Basket (1813), the exhibition includes works from across the collection including paintings by the trompe l‘oeil masters William Harnett and John Frederick Peto, vibrant floral subjects by Georgia O’Keeffe and Arthur Dove, prints by Louis Lozowick, and photographs by Wynn Bullock and Carlotta Corpron.

Exhibition Highlights

Raphaelle Peale

Peaches and Grapes in a Chinese Export Basket, 1813

Oil on panel

2014.17

A still life oil painting of a cluster of purple grapes and several peaches next to a white, porcelain basket holding more peaches.

William M. Harnett

Ease, 1887

Oil on canvas

1972.2

A still life painting of books, musical instruments, papers, and other personal objects displayed on a clothed table.

Georgia O'Keeffe

Red Cannas, 1927

Oil on canvas

1986.11

An oil painting of an extreme close up, abstracted view of a red flower.

Hugh Henry Breckenridge

Italian Fruit Dish, 1931

Oil on canvas

1999.27

An abstract painting of a bowl of grapes surrounded by purple, blue, green, and yellow shapes.

Severin Roesen

Still Life of Flowers and Fruit with a River Landscape in the Distance, 1867

Oil on canvas

1987.9

An oil painting of an enormous bouquet of colorful flowers next to an array of fruit and a water-filled wineglass on a table.

William M. Harnett

The Old Violin, 1887

Chromolithograph

1972.170

A realistic color print of a violin and bow hanging on a green, wood door with sheet music tacked behind the violin.

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