Lemons

1884

George Henry Hall

Associated Names
George Henry Hall

Painter, American, 1825 - 1913

This painting shows two halves of a lemon with visible seeds and a center. Two green leaves and a short stem accompany the lemon halves. The lemon halves are placed side by side in the center of the image, with one half slightly angled towards the viewer. The background is brown, and the lemon halves cast dark shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.51 × 24.13 cm (6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    framed: 33.34 × 40.64 × 4.45 cm (13 1/8 × 16 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.44.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. [1929-2020] and Abigail Booth Gerdts, New York, by 1990/1991;[1] gift 2018 to NGA .
[1] Documention from Abigail Booth Gerdts, provided with the gift and in NGA curatorial files, mentions conservation treatment of the painting in 1990/1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • For Beauty and For Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life, Mead Art Museum, Amherst; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1998, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Geo. Henry Hall / '84

Wikidata ID

Q63120626

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