Still Life with Fruit

1856

James McDougal Hart

Associated Names
James McDougal Hart

Artist, American, 1828 - 1901

The image shows a group of fruits including grapes, apples, and pears placed on a flat surface. The color palette is primarily monochromatic, as the drawing is done in a pencil or charcoal sketch style, with shades of gray on a cream-colored paper. Positioned in the center-left of the image, the grapes spill over and touch the left edge, while the apples and pears are in the middle, extending towards the center-right. Leaves and branches are visible among the fruits, adding detail to their arrangement.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist; gift to Oscar Weil; William and Abigail Gerdts, New York; gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Danly, Susan and Bruce Weber. For Beauty and for Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life. Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, c.1998: 62.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jas M. Hart. / 1856 / Oscar Weil / with the compliments / of his friend / James M. Hart

Wikidata ID

Q64580615

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