Artwork
Fruit Piece
Fruit Piece is an oil painting by the American Folk Art artist Hannah Brown Skeele. It dates from 1860 and is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
About this work
Overview
Fruit Piece is an oil painting created by Hannah Brown Skeele in 1860, currently held at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a still life arrangement on a table, featuring a decorative white fruit bowl filled with various fruits, alongside smaller bowls of strawberries and sugar cubes, all set against a beige floral-patterned tablecloth.
Technique & Style
The artist employed chiaroscuro to achieve a sense of depth and volume, with a left-sided light source casting shadows to the right, thereby enhancing the realism and three-dimensional appearance of the objects.
Artist & collection
Artist
Hannah Brown Skeele (1829–1901) was an American painter, best known for her still-lifes, although she also produced portraits and pictures of animals.
