The image features a variety of fruit, including large white melons, a sliced red watermelon, and clusters of dark and white grapes with an assortment of green leaves. The color palette includes shades of green, brown, white, pink, and black. The large white melons and the half watermelon are positioned in the foreground, while the grapes and vine leaves are in the background. The fruits and leaves are on a wooden tabletop, with the green leaves and grapes forming a backdrop.
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Melons and Grapes

Chipman (American, active mid 19th century)

mid 19th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall (including painted frame): 51.5 x 60.7 cm (20 1/4 x 23 7/8 in.) ; framed: 51.4 x 60.6 x 2.5 cm (20 1/4 x 23 7/8 x 1 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
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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