American Art Still Life with Fruit Made in United States, North and Central Americac. 1875 Anna Peale Sellers, American, 1824 - 1905 Oil on canvas Currently not on view 2010-70-2 Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2010 |
LabelThis straightforward still life of apples, grapes, and a single pear overflowing a simply decorated ceramic bowl is apparently a copy Anna Peale Sellers painted from an earlier composition created by her grand-uncle James Peale in 1825 (now in the collection of the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, New York). Artistic instruction among the Peales was often a family affair and this still life was also copied by Sellers’s uncle Rubens Peale and aunt Harriet Cany Peale. Sellers studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and produced both original compositions as well as highly finished reproductions like this one that were likely meant for sale.Social Tags [?]anna peale sellers [x] daughter charles peale [x] peale [x] peale family [x] [Add Your Own Tags] |
