Object Number 1957.0625

Object Name

Painting (Still life)

Title

Vegetables with Yellow Blossoms

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

James Peale (Artist)
1749-05/24/1831

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1828

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Back of canvas; "Painted by James Peale in the 79th year of his age 1828"

Subjects

Still life

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

19.173 (H) , 25.354 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

48.7 (H) , 64.4 (W)

Measurement Notes

OW is of the stretcher, right side and bottom. Framed dimensions: H63.5cm x W78 cm x D 6.5 cm

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 59, pp. 115-116.
[Article] Baur, John I.H. 1940 "The Peales and the Development of American Still Life,". Art Quarterly. 3: 81-92.
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[Article] Sweeney, John A. H. 11//1971 Paintings in the Winterthur Collection. Antiques. 100 (5): 758-767.
• Published as fig. no. 6, p. 763.
[Book] Gerdts, William H. 1981 Painters of the Humble Truth: Masterpieces of American Still Life 1801 - 1939.
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[Book] Gerdts, William H. & Burke, Russell. 1971 American Still-Life Painting.
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