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Basket of Fruit

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Basket of Fruit

American 19th Century

Date
c. 1830
Medium
watercolor on velveteen (theorem painting)
Dimensions
overall: 40.6 x 48.4 cm (16 x 19 1/16 in.) framed: 49.5 x 57.6 x 2.8 cm (19 1/2 x 22 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1953.5.103
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • still life
  • still
  • Fruit
  • American Naive Paintings
  • Naive
Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1948 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1953.

NGA object ID 42506. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.