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Still Life: Writing Table (1877) er det maleri af William Michael Harnett, der vækker mest opsigt; originalen findes på Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Derefter falder blikket på For Sunday's Dinner (1888) og Still Life with Pewter Candlestick and Clarinet (1886). Blandt de 117 værker af William Michael Harnett i vores katalog er disse 100 de mest berømte, hver især et unikt originalværk præsenteret med sit årstal, sit museum og årsagen til dets tidløse betydning.
To stand before William Michael Harnett’s Still Life: Writing Table is not merely to observe an arrangement of objects; it is to step into a moment suspended in time—a quiet drama played out on a dark, richly textured wooden surface. This masterful oil painting from 1877 transports us into the intimate sanctum of a scholar’s study or a prosperous gentleman's office. Harnett, the celebrated illusionist of everyday life, possesses an…
“For Sunday’s Dinner” exemplifies Harnett’s unparalleled skill as a trompe-l'œil painter—a technique that deliberately deceives the eye by presenting an image that appears to exist beyond its physical boundaries. Painted in 1888, this unsettling still life depicts a dead rooster hanging upside down from the ceiling by its feet against a dark, textured background resembling aged wood paneling. The composition is centered around the rooster, which dominates the frame with…
This highly detailed, realistic still life painting, executed in 1886, is rendered in the Trompe l'oeil style. The composition features a dense arrangement of objects resting upon a wooden table draped with a dark cloth. A single white candle sits within a pewter candlestick, serving as a focal point of light that casts soft highlights across the various items. The arrangement includes a clarinet, old books, scattered sheet music, and…
The painting After the Hunt by William Harnett presents a quiet, still moment of repose. Created in 1885, this work belongs to a quartet of canvases that explore the stillness of hunting paraphernalia and deceased game. The image captures a specific, frozen instant of the aftermath of a trek through the brush.
The oil on panel painting titled Still Life was executed by the artist William Harnett. This work is dated 1890. The composition focuses on themes of abundance and material beauty through a collection of various objects.
In "The Faithful Colt" by William Harnett, a meticulously rendered still life, the eye is immediately drawn to a central, heavy presence. A gun dominates the frame, positioned diagonally across the dark wooden surface. This sharp, slanted line cuts through the stillness of the composition. In the upper left corner, a bottle sits quietly, while a small piece of paper is affixed to the lower right corner with a single…
William Michael Harnett’s The Banker's Table invites us into an intimate glimpse of a bygone era—a world where commerce, scholarship, and the passage of time converged upon a single wooden surface. Unlike the lush bounty of fruit that characterized some of his earlier still lifes, this piece turns its meticulous gaze toward the manufactured artifacts of intellectual and financial life. It is a masterclass in elevating the mundane; Harnett does…
The Enigmatic Still Life William Michael Harnett’s “Still Life: Violin and Music,” often referred to as “Music Literature,” isn't merely a depiction of objects; it’s an invitation into a carefully constructed world of illusion. Painted in 1888, this oil on canvas transcends the boundaries of a traditional still life, becoming a masterclass in trompe-l’œil – a technique designed to deceive the eye and create the startling impression that what we…
Still Life with Portrait by Raphael is a work by William Harnett, executed in 1878. The artist, born in Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1848, became a significant figure in American realism through his specialized focus on the illusion of three-dimensional objects.
To stand before William Michael Harnett’s New York Daily News is not merely to observe an arrangement of objects; it is to step directly into the meticulously curated, quiet moments of late nineteenth-century urban life. This painting possesses an almost startling intimacy, drawing the viewer close enough to discern the texture of aged paper, the subtle sheen on a ceramic mug, and the varied patina of everyday detritus. Harnett elevates…
Still Life with Bric-a-Brac1878 · Fogg Art Museum
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For Sunday's Dinner1888 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Still Life1888 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Still Life1875 · Reading Public Museum
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Still Life: Ten-Cent Bill1879 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Still Life with Flute, Vase and Roman Lamp1885 · Yale University Art Gallery
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Alas, Poor Yorick1877 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Mortality and Immortality1876
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The Meerschaum1886 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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Still Life with the Toledo Blade1886 · Toledo Museum of Art
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Still Life with Letter to Thomas B. Clarke1879 · Addison Gallery of American Art
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Study of a Pipe and Other Objects1874 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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Still-life with Flute and Times1877 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Still LIfe with Pipe and Book1878
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Still Life, Pipe and Mug1878
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Still LIfe with Pipe1877
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Still Life with Raisin Cake, Fruit and Wine1876 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Still Life with Pipe and New York Herald1878
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Peaches and Grapes1877
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Still Life with Blue Tobacco Box1878
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Still Life with Ginger Jar1876
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Still Life with Apples, Grapes and Almonds1876
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Munich Still Life1882 · Dallas Museum of Art
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Job Lot Cheap1878
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Still Life1877
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Still Life with Cigar, Pipe, New York Herald and Wiine Glass1877
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A Smoke Backstage1877
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Solace1878
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Still Life with Goblet, Fruit and Nuts1876
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Still Life with Mug, Pipe and New York Herald1877
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A Sprig of Plums1873
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Still Life with Ink Bottle, Book and Letter (also known as Still Life with Universal Gazetteer)1878
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Mallard Drake Hanging1883 · National Gallery of Canada
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Munchener Bote1881 · Yale University Art Gallery
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STILL LIFE WITH PIPE AND MUG1880 · Cincinnati Art Museum
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LOBSTER AND LE FIGARO1882 · Cincinnati Art Museum
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Still Life with Violin1885 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Trophy of the Hunt1885 · Carnegie Museum of Art
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Still LIfe with Jug and Newspaper1881
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Still Life: Le Mot d'Or1880
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The Social Club1879
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After the Hunt1883
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New York Herald, July 11, 18801880
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Still Life with Fruit and Vase1881
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After the Hunt1884
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His Mug and His Pipe1880
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Still Life with Letter to Mr. Lask1879
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To this Favor - A Thought from Shakespeare1879
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Still Life with a Violin, Pewter Tankard and Sheet Music1883
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Still Life with Fruit and Vase1881
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Secretary's Table1879
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Merganser1883
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Still Life: Box of Havana Cigars1884
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Still Life1884
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Still Life1883
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Plucked Clean1882 · National Gallery of Art
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Momento Mori, To This Favour''''1879 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Still Life with Three Castles Tobacco1880 · Brooklyn Museum
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Lobster and Pester Lloyd1882
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Still Life with Inkwell, Book, Pipe and Stoneware Jug1880
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Still Life with Fruit, Champagne Bottle and Newspaper1881
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A Study Table1882
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Still Life with Pipe, Mug and Newspaper1879
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Materials for a Leisure Hour1879 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
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Still Life with Clarinet1883
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Cigar Box, Pitcher and 'New York World'1880
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Still Life with Decanter and Frankfurter Zeitung1881
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Still Life with 'Le Figaro'1882
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Still Life with Lobster, Fruit, Champagne and Newspaper1882
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The Old Violin1886 · National Gallery of Art
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Music1886
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Still Life with Blue and White Pitcher, Tobacco Case and Pipe1888
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The Old Cupboard Door1889
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With the Staatszeitung1890
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The Violin1886 · Amon Carter Museum of American Art
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The Professor's Old Friends1891
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Mr. Hulings' Rack Picture1888 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Still LIfe with Copper Jug1888
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Still Life with Violin1886 · New Britain Museum of American Art
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The Golden Horseshoe1886
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Still Life with Bust of Dante1883 · High Museum of Art
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Munich Still Life1884
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Still Life (also known as Copper tankard, bos, apples, wine bottles, ginger pot, cigar box and peeled orange)1884
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Gamle modeller1892 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Still LIfe with Universal Gazetteer1878
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Philadelphia Public Ledger, March 2, 18801880
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Still Life with Pipe and Tobacco
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The meerschaum pipe
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Memento mori
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A Mans-Talbe Reversed
De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.
De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af William Michael Harnett | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 5 | The Banker's Table, Still Life: Violin and Music (also known as Music Literature), New York Daily News |
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston | 4 | Still Life with Raisin Cake, Fruit and Wine, Still Life with Violin, Mr. Hulings' Rack Picture |
 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco |
San Francisco | 3 | After the Hunt, The Meerschaum, Study of a Pipe and Other Objects |
 Art Institute of Chicago |
Chicago | 3 | For Sunday's Dinner, For Sunday's Dinner |
 National Gallery of Art |
Washington | 3 | Plucked Clean, The Old Violin |
 Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Philadelphia | 2 | Still Life: Writing Table, Still Life: Ten-Cent Bill |
 Yale University Art Gallery |
New Haven | 2 | Still Life with Flute, Vase and Roman Lamp, Munchener Bote |
 Cincinnati Art Museum |
Cincinnati | 2 | STILL LIFE WITH PIPE AND MUG, LOBSTER AND LE FIGARO |
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To stand before William Michael Harnett’s Still Life: Writing Table is not merely to observe an arrangement of objects; it is to step into a moment suspended in time—a quiet drama played out on a dark, richly textured wooden surface. This masterful oil painting from 1877 transports us into the intimate sanctum of a scholar’s study or a prosperous gentleman's office. Harnett, the celebrated illusionist of everyday life, possesses an…
“For Sunday’s Dinner” exemplifies Harnett’s unparalleled skill as a trompe-l'œil painter—a technique that deliberately deceives the eye by presenting an image that appears to exist beyond its physical boundaries. Painted in 1888, this unsettling still life depicts a dead rooster hanging upside down from the ceiling by its feet against a dark, textured background resembling aged wood paneling. The composition is centered around the rooster, which dominates the frame with…
In "The Faithful Colt" by William Harnett, a meticulously rendered still life, the eye is immediately drawn to a central, heavy presence. A gun dominates the frame, positioned diagonally across the dark wooden surface. This sharp, slanted line cuts through the stillness of the composition. In the upper left corner, a bottle sits quietly, while a small piece of paper is affixed to the lower right corner with a single…
Still Life: Writing Table (1877), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Derefter følger For Sunday's Dinner (1888) og Still Life with Pewter Candlestick and Clarinet (1886).
29 år gammel: Still Life: Writing Table er fra 1877, og William Michael Harnett blev født i 1848.
Still Life: Writing Table, For Sunday's Dinner, Still Life with Pewter Candlestick and Clarinet, After the Hunt, Still Life, The Faithful Colt, The Banker's Table, Still Life: Violin and Music (also known as Music Literature), Still Life with Portrait by Raphael og New York Daily News. Ranglisten ovenfor viser det enkelte værks årstal og museum.
Vores katalog indeholder 117 værker af William Michael Harnett, dateret fra 1873 til 1892.
Primært i Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) og Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (San Francisco). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.
I 1880s: 55 af de 100 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder For Sunday's Dinner.
På denne side er det tidligste A Sprig of Plums (1873) og det seneste Gamle modeller (1892).
Life (31), Still life (16) og Books (10), fordelt på de 100 værker på denne side.
Oil On Canvas, for 13 af de 100 værker på denne side.
The Banker's Table, Still Life: Violin and Music (also known as Music Literature) og New York Daily News: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York har 4 af værkerne på denne side.
