Still Life with Apples
1886
Painter, American, 1847 - 1923
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin, in honor of Emma Nogrady Kaplan and Sidney Kaplan
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Dimensions
overall: 34.29 × 53.34 cm (13 1/2 × 21 in.)
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Accession
2013.131.1
More About this Artwork
Article: Who Is Charles Ethan Porter? 7 Things to Know
Porter was the first known professional Black artist to specialize in still lifes, and his paintings were admired by the likes of writer Mark Twain and painter Frederic Edwin Church.
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lisa Baskin [Mrs. Leonard Baskin], Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2013 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower right: C E Porter
Wikidata ID
Q20189840