In this painting, an ornate vase filled with colorful flowers rests on top of a long brown table. A variety of fruit is spread around the vase. On the left side of the painting, there are red and green grapes in a wicker basket, a pineapple, red berries in a small white bowl, three small plums, and two pears. On the right side is a platter with watermelon slices and a yellow gourd or pumpkin, two yellow lemons, two peaches, two apples, and red cherries in a bowl. The flowers in the vase are a variety of colors including red, pale pink, white, yellow, and blue, with green flowers and stems…
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Fruit and Flowers

American 19th Century

mid 19th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 67 x 105 cm (26 3/8 x 41 5/16 in.) ; framed: 81.3 x 118.7 x 4.1 cm (32 x 46 3/4 x 1 5/8 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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