Still Life with Eggplant and Flowers
Artist
John La Farge
(American, 1835 - 1910)
CultureAmerican
Date1865
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 16 7/8 in. (61 x 42.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm)
InscribedNot signed.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2721
Not on view
DescriptionOil on panel painting of an eggplant and flowers.ProvenanceRobert Campbell, Boston, Massachusetts; Frederick Law, Olmstead, New York; Museum Art Exchange, New York, New York; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1971. Exhibition History"Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Va., March 1 - July 4, 1976. (Exh. cat. p. 172) "American Treasures at the Willoughby-Baylor House," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 2 - December 1, 2013. Published ReferencesDennis R. Anderson, _Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum_, exh. cat., Norfolk, Va., 1975, 172. Mahonri Sharp Young, "Primitive to Pop," _Apollo_ 107 (Apr., 1978), 47. James L. Yarnall, _Nature Vivante: The Still Lifes of John La Farge_, exh. cat., Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York, Ny., 1995, 82, 122-123.
