Still Life with Strawberries
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
23 5/8 x 31 5/8 in. (60 x 80.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number
1976.100.10
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Still Life with Strawberries" is a delightful oil on canvas painting by an anonymous French artist, capturing the quiet elegance of everyday abundance. Measuring 23 5/8 x 31 5/8 inches, the work features ripe strawberries, vibrant flowers, fresh vegetables, and playful squirrels, evoking a sense of harmony in nature's bounty. These elements invite viewers to savor the textures and colors of the ordinary, a hallmark of the still life genre popular among European artists. Painted in oil on canvas—a medium prized for its rich luminosity and depth—this piece exemplifies techniques that bring ina...
About the Artist
French Painter
"French Painter" is a scholarly attribution designation used by art historians and museum curators to catalogue paintings produced in France — or by artists trained in the French tradition — when the specific creator cannot be identified with confidence. Rather than leave a work without provenance context or assign it speculatively to a named artist, curators apply this designation alongside an ap...