Two McLaughlin Pears

n.d.

Jeremiah Pearson Hardy

Associated Names
Jeremiah Pearson Hardy

Painter, American, 1800 - 1888

In this painting, two large pears are placed side by side on a wooden surface. The pears are predominantly a pale-yellow color, but there are areas of light pink and red. The pear on the left is larger and set upright, while the pear on the right is shorter and angled slightly downward, away from us. They both have light green stems. Both pears cast reflections on the wooden surface beneath them. Behind the pears is a plain gray wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.59 × 26.67 cm (8 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)
    framed: 34.29 × 39.69 × 6.99 cm (13 1/2 × 15 5/8 × 2 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.44.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. Gerdts [1929-2020], New York, by at least 1965;[1] gift 2018 to NGA.
[1] 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. 29.

1976

  • American Cornucopia: 19th Century Still Lifes and Studies, The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1976, no. 8, as Two Pears.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q108686585

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