Art for the Nation    
The Old ViolinWilliam Harnett, Trompe l'Oeil MasterPainting Money  
Trompe l'Oeil William Harnett  
   
For the Track by John Peto
John Frederick Peto,
For the Track, 1895, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift (Partial and Promised) of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz Jr. 1997.131.1

 

Unlike Harnett's tightly structured, almost spare arrangement, Peto included many more objects in a looser, seemingly random composition.

Peto's palette is brighter than Harnett's. His brushwork, looser and more painterly, calls attention to the artist's touch, always reminding us that this is a painted image and suggesting the artist's presence.



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