Fruit and Flowers

mid 19th century

American 19th Century

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Maryland. (American Primitive Paintings, New York), by whom sold in 1947 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1966.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part I, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954, no. 69.

1961

  • 101 Masterpieces of American Primitive Painting from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by the Amer. Federation of Arts, New York, 1961-1964, no. 56. First venue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.

1967

  • Fifty Masterpieces of American Primitive Painting from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, 1967, no cat.

1974

  • Extended loan for use by the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy residence, East Berlin, East Germany, 1974-1977.

1977

  • Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1977-1981.

1981

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Maxwell M. Rabb, U.S. Embassy residence, Rome, Italy, 1981-1988.

Bibliography

1954

  • Drepperd, Carl. "Still Life and Pretty Pieces." Art in America 42 (May 1954): 129.

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 134, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 276, repro.

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: 483-485, color repro. 484.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 402, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20185083


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