Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c.
1822
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
41.1 × 57.8 cm (16 3/16 × 22 3/4 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
120154
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
A member of a prominent artistic family from Maryland and Pennsylvania, Raphaelle Peale was one of the first painters in the United States to specialize in still life. In this precisely arranged composition, he meticulously rendered the various surfaces and forms of fruits, nuts, and tableware. Influenced by 17th-century Dutch still lifes, Peale featured imported material goods, such as Chinese porcelain made for the American market, a luxury item symbolizing the increasing power and prosperity ...
About the Artist
Raphaelle Peale · 1774–1825
Comment on works: portrait; still-life; marine; miniature