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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
Museum record:
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