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Still Life Fruit and Wine Glass

Severin Roesen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A still life painting depicting a glass of yellow liquid on a stemmed base sitting on a white plate, surrounded by fruit. The plate rests on a light-colored wooden surface. The fruit includes purple grapes, green grapes, two reddish fruits with green leaves attached on the left, two orange fruits with red and green skin on the right, and two green fruits. A gold vine design is painted on the upper part of the background. The background is dark brown on top and dark gray on the sides. The image is oval-shaped.

Artwork details

Date:
1865–70
Medium:
Oil on board with gold leaf frame
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 472 px
Museum record:
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