Who created "Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)"?

Untitled (Cracked Watermelon) was created by Charles Ethan Porter in ca. 1890.

When was "Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1890.

What medium is "Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)"?

Untitled (Cracked Watermelon) is Oil on canvas.

Is "Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)" in the public domain?

Yes, Untitled (Cracked Watermelon) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)

Charles Ethan Porter

ca. 1890

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Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

19 1/8 × 28 3/16 in. (48.6 × 71.6 cm)

Classification

Painting

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Nancy Dunn Revocable Trust Gift, 2015

Accession Number

2015.118

Tags

Still LifeFruit

Art Historical Context

Behold *Untitled (Cracked Water)*, a captivating still life by Charles Ethan Porter, painted around 1890. This oil-on-canvas work, measuring 19 1/8 × 28 3/16 inches, showcases Porter's mastery in rendering everyday fruits with remarkable realism and vibrancy. Housed in The Met's American Wing, it exemplifies late 19th-century American life painting, a genre that celebrated the beauty of the ordinary amid the nation's growing prosperity. Porter, an accomplished African American artist active during a era of racial challenges, specialized in luminous depictions of fruits and flowers, earning ac...

Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)

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