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Still Life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables

James Peale

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a still life of vegetables on a table. The table is tan-colored and runs horizontally across the bottom of the image. On the table are various vegetables including: - A large head of cabbage with green leaves - A smaller green and yellow squash - A dark purple eggplant - A red beet - Two green okra pods - A yellow squash with red seeds - Two green and yellow ears of corn - Three red tomatoes - A bulb of white and green onion The background is a mottled brown and tan color. The overall color palette is muted with shades of green, yellow, red, and brown.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1820s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 456 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette