A Peach, Seville

1866

George Henry Hall

Artist, American, 1825 - 1913

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.32 × 15.56 cm (8 × 6 1/8 in.)
    framed: 31.75 × 26.67 × 7.62 cm (12 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 3 in.)

  • Accession

    2018.44.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. Gerdts [1929-2020], New York, by at least 1965;[1] gift 2018 to NGA.
[1] Gerdts lent the painting to a circa 1965 exhibition at the American Federation of the Arts in New York; per documentation provided by Abigail Booth Gerdts, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • [Still lifes of edible subjects from the collection of William H. Gerdts, on occasion of publication of cookbook by William and Lois Katzenbach], Board Room, American Federation of the Arts, New York, c. 1965, no catalogue, label no. 21.

1998

  • For Beauty and For Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life, Mead Art Museum, Amherst; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1998, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: H. Hall Sept. 24th, Seville 1866

Wikidata ID

Q63119800

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