Monday Morning Museum: James Peale

James Peale Painting a Miniature, 1795 by Charles Willson Peale

James Peale – 1749 Chestertown, Maryland to Tuesday 24 May 1831 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
American Colonial Era Still Life Painter

Still Life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables, circa 1820s

“This painting dates from a peak period of James Peale's career. While he typically used somber colors and linear forms, his use of vivid colors and painterly execution in this work suggest that it is a somewhat experimental exercise. With its focus on lavish vegetable forms, this work resembles still lifes of the Spanish school. The vegetables are, from left to right, okra, blue-green cabbage, crinkly Savoy cabbage, Hubbard squash, eggplant, balsam apple, tomatoes, and purple-red cabbage.” – Metropolitan Museum of Art

Last Monday’s Artist – Gustave Courbet
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