“Oranges and lemons sing the bells of Saint Clements”. 20th century citrus fruit art. William J. McCloskey, painter. Living from 1859 to 1941, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Tag: Fruit
Fruit and flowers from a 1930 seed catalogue from J. V. Bailey Nurseries, Dayton Bluff Station, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Collections of the United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Watercolors of fruit so perfectly done they look real. American. Royal Charles Steadman, botanical illustrator. Living from 1875 to 1964, he was a botanical illustrator and wax fruit modeler for the United States Department of Agriculture.
Watermelon art. Still lifes by American artist Albert Francis King (1854-1945). Studied with Martin B. Leisser and was a member of the Pittsburgh Art Society and the Pittsburgh Art Association.
Fruit art. Still lifes with something good to eat in each one. British. Oliver Clare, artist (1853-1927). Learned to paint from his father, George Clare, who painted still lifes too.
Fruit buttons and brooches from the 1940s. American. Marion Weeber Welsh, designer. Living from 1905 to 2000, she designed silverware as well.
Still lifes of fruit by American artist Charles Ethan Porter. Living from 1847 to 1923, he was one of the first African Americans to exhibit at the National Academy of Design in New York City where he had also studied art.
Fruit that looks good enough to eat for an eternal orchard wherever you hang them. American. William Mason Brown, painter. Living from 1828 to 1898, he started out with landscapes but switched to fruit.
Fruit so luscious you’ll think your home is an orchard in late summer. Plates from the 1847 book “The Fruits of America: Containing Richly Colored Figures, and Full Descriptions of All the Choicest Varieties Cultivated in the United States”. Charles Mason Hovey, nursery man and seed merchant, author.
Luscious fruit painted by Adriaen Coorte, a Dutch Golden Age artist who lived from 1665 to 1707.
