In this oval painting, a cluster of ripe red raspberries is surrounded by green leaves. The raspberries are in the center of the painting, surrounded by the leaves that extend towards the edges. Some berries hang from thin green stems over the leaves, towards the light brown ground. The background includes some shadowed green plants and a brown sky.
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Raspberries

painter Lilly Martin Spencer (American, born England, 1822 - 1902)

c. 1859

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall (oval): 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.) ; framed (oval): 59.69 × 70.17 × 10.8 cm (23 1/2 × 27 5/8 × 4 1/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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