Raphaelle Peale – Orange & Lemon Ice Cream
Raphaelle Peale, A Dessert (Still Life with Lemons and Oranges) (1814)Oil on panel, 33.97 x 42.26 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington Raphaelle Peale was a bit of a rebel in the 18th century (as rebellious as becoming a still life painter can be). He was full of the ideals of the American Revolution and...
William Merritt Chase – Pickled Pepper Carrot
William Merritt Chase, Still Life with Pepper and Carrot (c. 1900)Oil on canvas, 44.77 x 59.69 cm, Private Collection William Merritt Chase painted in an Impressionist style and was part of the new wave European-educated American talent. His still life paintings were often against dark backgrounds and although he painted him throughout his career he...
Paul Cézanne – Cherry & Nectarine Clafoutis
Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Plate of Cherries (1885-87) Oil on canvas, 58.1 x 68.8 cm, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Paul Cézanne’s Still Life with Plate of Cherries (1885-87) took over two years to complete and with just a cursory glance, one can notice that the scene is not quite right however it...
Welcome to Feasting on Art
Hello and welcome to yet another food project!! Everyone on the internet seems to have taken to the web to write about their kitchen exploits and I am no different except that each Monday I will be cooking a new painting! What’s that you say?? Cooking art? Pierre Auguste Renoir, Melon and Tomatoes (1903), oil...