1872
unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Oranges, Nuts, and Figs is a 1872 unspecified by Lilly Martin Spencer, a American Folk Art work, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
This painting shows a still life of fruit and nuts in a decorative bowl. The bowl is white with a green design and sits on a red tablecloth. It's filled with oranges, nuts, and dried figs. The painting is done in a realistic style, with lots of detail in the textures of the fruit and nuts. The artist has used light and shadow to make the objects look three-dimensional. If you like this kind of art, you might want to check out other works by Lilly Martin Spencer.
Lilly Martin Spencer was born in Exeter, England, on November 26, 1822, to French intellectual parents who supported abolitionism and women's education.
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