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Glass Compote

1940

Ralph Chessé

Associated Names

Ralph Chessé

Artist, American, 1900 - 1991

The image shows a glass compote filled with a variety of fruits in the center. The fruits include grapes, apples, and pears. The color palette consists of deep purples, greens, and reds. In the foreground are two bananas and a cluster of strawberries on a light-colored table surface. The background features a draped curtain in warm, dark purple hues.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color screenprint on laid paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 22.8 × 30.2 cm (9 × 11 7/8 in.)
sheet: 28.5 × 35.1 cm (11 1/4 × 13 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1229

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

lower right in screen: Ralph Chessé; lower left in graphite: 18/31 Glass compote; lower right in graphite: Ralph Chessé - '40

Wikidata ID

Q76455244

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