Peaches, Grapes and Cherries

George Henry Hall

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

George Henry Hall American, 1825–1913. Peaches, Grapes and Cherries, ca. 1860–1870. Oil on canvas, 12 5/8 x 16 3/16 in. (32.1 x 41.1 cm) frame: 21 x 24 x 3 1/4 in. (53.3 x 61 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Joan B. Mirviss and Robert J. Levine, 2002.91. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.91_PS6.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Peaches, Grapes and Cherries

Date

ca. 1860–1870

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

12 5/8 x 16 3/16 in. (32.1 x 41.1 cm) frame: 21 x 24 x 3 1/4 in. (53.3 x 61 x 8.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right: "G.H. Hall."

Credit Line

Gift of Joan B. Mirviss and Robert J. Levine

Accession Number

2002.91

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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Frequent Art Questions

  • Can you tell me about this?

    "Peaches, Grapes, and Cherries" is a still life painting by George Henry Hall. Hall was a highly successful American still-life painter in the nineteenth century. He grew up in Boston, studied art in France and Italy, and settled in New York. He exhibited his art widely in the United States.
    Still life paintings were an arena for artists to show their technical skill in replicating objects and textures like juicy-looking grapes and peach fuzz, for example. And scenes of abundance, like this painting, were seen as suitable art for the dining rooms of affluent homes.

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