Flowers and Fruit

American 19th Century

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a white vase with gold trim and light blue shadows sitting in the center of a table, which is covered in a brown-and-white checkered cloth with fringed edges. The vase holds colorful flowers like tulips, daisies, and roses in shades of white, red, blue, orange, and pink, and the flowers are surrounded by green stems and leaves. On the table around the vase are several grapes, pears, and peaches in shades of yellow, pink, and blue-green. The background behind the vase and flowers is black.