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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Two McLaughlin Pears

painter Jeremiah Pearson Hardy (American, 1800 - 1888)

n.d.

Medium
oil on board
Classification
Painting
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.)
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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