William Stearns

American, active c. 1830/1840

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The image shows a large blue and grey bowl filled with various fruits, including grapes, peaches, and a pineapple. The color palette consists of blues, greens, yellows, oranges, and browns. The bowl is placed on a surface with the fruits and foliage overflowing in all directions.
William Stearns, Bowl of Fruit, c. 1830/1840, watercolor on velveteen (theorem painting), Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1953.5.34

Bowl of Fruit

William Stearns · c. 1830/1840 · watercolor on velveteen (theorem painting) ·  Accession ID  1953.5.34

Bibliography

1933

  • Vital Records of Mansfield Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Massachsuetts, 1933: 59.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 370-373.