Peaches, Grapes and Cherries
George Henry Hall
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
George Henry Hall (American, 1825–1913). Peaches, Grapes and Cherries, ca. 1860–1870. Oil on canvas, 12 5/8 x 16 3/16 in. (32.1 x 41.1 cm) frame: 21 x 24 x 3 1/4 in. (53.3 x 61 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Joan B. Mirviss and Robert J. Levine, 2002.91. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Peaches, Grapes and Cherries
Date
ca. 1860–1870
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
12 5/8 x 16 3/16 in. (32.1 x 41.1 cm) frame: 21 x 24 x 3 1/4 in. (53.3 x 61 x 8.3 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right: "G.H. Hall."
Credit Line
Gift of Joan B. Mirviss and Robert J. Levine
Accession Number
2002.91
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"Peaches, Grapes, and Cherries" is a still life painting by George Henry Hall. Hall was a highly successful American still-life painter in the nineteenth century. He grew up in Boston, studied art in France and Italy, and settled in New York. He exhibited his art widely in the United States.Still life paintings were an arena for artists to show their technical skill in replicating objects and textures like juicy-looking grapes and peach fuzz, for example. And scenes of abundance, like this painting, were seen as suitable art for the dining rooms of affluent homes.
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