Still Life with Fruit Basket
Charles Ethan Porter
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Charles Ethan Porter was a leading nineteenth-century African American still-life painter. He was one of the first African Americans trained at the prestigious National Academy of Design in New York, from 1869 to 1873.
This work exhibits the earthy palette and visible brushwork that were coming into vogue to replace a more detailed and finished midcentury aesthetic, as seen in the nearby painting by George Henry Hall.
This work exhibits the earthy palette and visible brushwork that were coming into vogue to replace a more detailed and finished midcentury aesthetic, as seen in the nearby painting by George Henry Hall.
Caption
Charles Ethan Porter (American, 1847–1923). Still Life with Fruit Basket, 1878. Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm) frame: 23 1/2 x 31 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (59.7 x 79.7 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charlynn and Warren Goins, 2020.13.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Still Life with Fruit Basket
Date
1878
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm) frame: 23 1/2 x 31 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (59.7 x 79.7 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Charlynn and Warren Goins
Accession Number
2020.13.2
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