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American 19th Century

Fruit on a Tray, c. 1840

Not on View

Medium

watercolor on velveteen (theorem painting)

Dimensions

overall: 42.6 x 54 cm (16 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.)

framed: 49.5 x 60.6 x 2.8 cm (19 1/2 x 23 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1953.5.104

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1947 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

2009: Fruits of Summer: Nineteenth-Century American Still Life, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, 2009, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 276, repro., as Fruit Platter, Grapes, Watermelon, Cherries, and Strawberries

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 402, repro.

1992: Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 485-486, repro. 486.

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