1895
watercolor
paperboard
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Trompe l'Oeil: A Full House with Chips and a $5 Bill is a 1895 watercolor by American 19th Century, a Impressionism work, depicting Playing Card, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a collection of everyday objects, including chips and a $5 bill, arranged to look like they're stuck to a wall. The objects are painted in a way that tricks the eye into thinking they're real. This style is called trompe l'oeil, which is French for "deceives the eye". To learn more about this style, look up the technique: watercolor.
This artist painted everyday American life in the 1800s. Look at *Farmhouse in Mahantango Valley*—a quiet, sunlit scene of rural Pennsylvania. *Boy and Girl* shows two children standing close, their faces turned toward…
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