Artwork
Still Life with Cantaloupe
Still Life with Cantaloupe is an unspecified painting by the Hudson River School artist William Mason Brown. It dates from 1880 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1969.20
- Credit line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
About this work
Overview
Still Life with Cantaloupe is a painting by William Mason Brown, an artist who transitioned from portrait and landscape painting to still life in the 1860s.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a simple arrangement of fruit on a dark table, including a sliced cantaloupe, a peach, and grapes.
Technique & Style
Brown's meticulous rendering captures the varied textures of the fruit, from the soft skin of the peach to the coarse rind of the cantaloupe.
History & Provenance
Brown's shift to still life painting in the 1860s brought him success and recognition, as evidenced by works like Still Life with Cantaloupe.
Artist & collection
Artist
An American still-life painter of the late 1800s, William Mason Brown focused on everyday fruit and objects with quiet precision.
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