Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c. - Raphaelle Peale

Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field

"Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c." by Raphaelle Peale (1822) Oil on wood panel.

Commentary

"Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c." by Raphaelle Peale (1822) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Its painted surface guides your eye through color, brushwork, and contrast rather than through n arrative alone. Themes to notice include Realism, painting. This piece is held in the source collection's Arts of the Americas collection. Raphaelle Peale is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Raphaelle Peale (American, 1774–1825). The work is cataloged within a Philadelphia cultural context. It is associated with the Realism period. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as painting, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Oil on wood panel) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (41.1 × 57.8 cm (16 3/16 × 22 3/4 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include Realism, painting. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/120154

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data