Fruit
ca. 1888
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
21 1/8 x 17 3/16 in. (53.7 x 43.7 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gift of Robert E. Tod, by exchange, 1980
Accession Number
1980.219
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About this artwork
This oil on canvas, created in ca. 1888, represents significant artistic achievement by Julian Alden Weir, a American artist. The piece demonstrates the technical capabilities and aesthetic conventions of American art during this historical period. Working in oil on canvas, the artist employed materials and techniques characteristic of the era, creating visual effects that convey both subject matter and artistic vision. Museum collections preserve such works to ensure continued study and appreci...
About the Artist
Julian Alden Weir
Julian Alden Weir (1852–1919) was one of the central figures of American Impressionism, a painter whose luminous canvases helped transform the reception of modern French art in the United States and whose personal influence shaped a generation of American artists. Born in West Point, New York, into a family steeped in art — his father Robert Weir was a drawing instructor at West Point — he receive...