The Wealth of Autumn
Object Details
- Date
- 1869
- Artist
- Andrew John Henry Way, born Washington, DC 1826-died Baltimore, MD 1888
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- Andrew John Henry Way created a dramatic setting for this still life. Cupids dance on the pedestal below the arrangement of fruit, and above the still life is an urn surrounded by dense foliage and trees. The succulent peaches and glistening grapes announce the abundance of the season, and the idyllic landscape to the left is a reminder of the fertile autumn soil. Way trained in Florence and fell in love with the colors and varieties of Tuscan grapes that populated the countryside. His still-life scenes were immensely popular among his Baltimore patrons.
- Topic
- Landscape\season\autumn
- Still life\fruit\grape
- Allegory\season\autumn
- Still life\fruit\peach
- Still life\fruit\melon
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Object number
- 1984.47
- Type
- Painting
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 34 1/8 x 27 in. (86.7 x 68.5 cm.)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- saam_1984.47
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