Asparagus, Tomatoes, and a Squash
1865
Painter, American, 1827 - 1869
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 34.29 × 41.28 cm (13 1/2 × 16 1/4 in.)
framed: 47.63 × 57.79 × 10.16 cm (18 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 4 in.) -
Accession
2018.44.14
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Probably Edwin D. Morgan, [1811-1883], New York; probably (his estate sale, Chickering Hall, New York, January 1886, no. 8).[1] William H. Gerdts [1929-2020], New York, by at least 1965;[2] gift 2018 to NGA.
[1] Per documention from Abigail Booth Gerdts provided with gift, in NGA curatorial files.
[2] Gerdts lent the painting to a circa 1965 exhibition at the American Federation of the Arts in New York; per documentation provided by Abigail Booth Gerdts, in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1965
[Still lifes of edible subjects from the collection of William H. Gerdts, on occasion of publication of cookbook by William and Lois Katzenbach], Board Room, American Federation of the Arts, New York, c. 1965, no catalogue, label no. 13.
1966
Mid-Nineteenth Century American Painting from the Collections of Henry M. Fuller and William H. Gerdts, Cummer Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, 1966, no. 37, repro.
1976
American Cornucopia: 19th Century Still Lifes and Studies, The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1976, no. 31, repro.
1981
Painters of the Humble Truth: Masterpieces of American Still Life, 1801 – 1939, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa; Oakland Art Museum; Baltimore Museum of Art; National Academy of Design, New York, 1981-1982, no. 5.15.
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, plate 13.
Bibliography
1971
Gerdts, William H., and Russell Burke. American Still-Life Painting. New York, 1971: 60, 67, pl. VIII.
1994
Smith, Andrew F. The Tomato is America: Early History, Culture, and Cookery. Columbia, SC, 1994: 195.
Inscriptions
lower left: P. Lacroix, N.Y. 65
Wikidata ID
Q63119558