Ripening Pears

c. 1884/1885

Joseph Decker

Painter, American, 1853 - 1924

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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery 69-A


Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Los Angeles;[1] purchased 2001 by private collection, California; purchased 5 March 2004 through (Richard York Gallery, New York) by NGA.
[1] This owner told the person who bought the painting in 2001 that it had been in her possession for more than sixty years.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1884

  • Possibly Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Artists, National Academy of Design, New York, 1884, as A Good Season.

2008

  • Feast for the Eyes: American Masterworks from the National Gallery of Art, Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland, 2008, no cat.

Bibliography

2004

  • Kelly, Franklin. "Joseph Decker, Ripening Pears." National Gallery of Art Bulletin, no. 32 (Fall 2004): 18-19, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: J. Decker.

Wikidata ID

Q20189701


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