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Terry Delapp

American, 1934 - 2020

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A shallow bowl filled with oranges, grapes, and nuts is surrounded by a short, flaring glass, a glass decanter, a lemon, and more nuts arranged along a wooden tabletop in this horizontal still life painting. The objects nearly fill the composition, and the table extends off both sides. The three oranges are pale, with the one at the center nearly yellow, and a stem of dark green leaves lies across the top. A bunch of shriveled grapes, like raisins still on the vine, lies across the almonds and other nuts, all in their shells, in the bowl. The outside of the bowl is white, and it has a gently scalloped rim. A lemon sits to our left of the bowl of fruit, and behind it, the glass decanter has a teardrop-shaped glass stopper. Light coming from the front and our left makes the peachy liquid glow. To our right are four whole walnuts in their shells, with a few grapes hanging from the bowl. Behind the walnuts, a long stemmed, flaring, clear glass is almost filled with the peach-colored liquid. The background is deeply shadowed at the upper left, lightening slightly to elephant gray toward the lower right. The artist inscribed the painting as if he had written his name, date, and location on the front edge of the table, near the lower right corner: “Raphaelle Peale Aug: 5th 1814 Philad:”
Raphaelle Peale, A Dessert, 1814, oil on wood, Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr. in memory of Franklin D. Murphy, 1999.44.1

A Dessert

Raphaelle Peale · 1814 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  1999.44.1

John Crookshanks King, Cat on a Cushion, mid 19th century, marble, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts, 2021.77.10

Cat on a Cushion

John Crookshanks King · mid 19th century · marble ·  Accession ID  2021.77.10

This painting is a still life featuring several objects arranged in a line. On the far left is a red apple with its stem toward us. Next to it is a transparent glass goblet with a hint of golden liquid inside. To the right of the glass is a blue plate with a large yellow apple next to what look like dark red dates or raisins. Resting beside the plate is a thin brown twig with green leaves. Farthest to the right is a small round yellow cake with white frosting, decorated with a pink dot in the center of the frosting and four green ovals around it. The surface these objects rest on is light gray, and they cast dark shadows, indicating light coming from the left. The wall behind the objects is mostly black, which transitions into a lighter gray color on the far-right side of the painting.
Raphaelle Peale, Still Life with Apples, Sherry, and Tea Cake, 1822, oil on wood, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 2014.18.35

Still Life with Apples, Sherry, and Tea Cake

Raphaelle Peale · 1822 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  2014.18.35