William Michael Harnett, 1888 – Still Life—Violin and Music – fine art print

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Harnett was the most imitated and skillful still-life painter in late nineteenth-century America, celebrated for his many arrangements that pushed the art of trompe l’oeil (French for “fool the eye”) to its limits. While this complex composition may at first appear flat, it is full of depth and plasticity, emphasizing the tension between illusion and reality. The depicted hinged door is slightly ajar, and the humble objects hang on prominent nails, casting strong shadows. The instruments and torn sheet music for a popular Irish reel underline Harnett’s humorous sense of play as well as his Irish-American identity.

This more than 130 years old artwork titled Still Life—Violin and Music was painted by the male Irish artist William Michael Harnett in 1888. The 130 year-old version of the masterpiece measures the size of 40 x 30 in (101,6 x 76,2 cm). Oil on canvas was used by the Irish artist as the technique for the piece of art. This work of art belongs to the The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s art collection. The modern art public domain work of art is being supplied with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1963. In addition, the artwork has the creditline: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1963. The alignment is in portrait format and has a ratio of 3 : 4, meaning that the length is 25% shorter than the width. William Michael Harnett was a painter of Irish nationality, whose artistic style can mainly be classified as Realism. The European painter was born in the year 1848 in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland and deceased at the age of 44 in the year 1892.

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