Mrs. Rosehill

Tomatoes, Fruit, and Flower Oil on Canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

A STILL-LIFE is a painting of a group of objects, shown close-up. Often objects in a still-life are on a tabletop, but not always. Many still-lifes show things we like to eat, drink, smell and feel, but any object can be part of a still-life.

Tomatoes, Fruit, and Flowers is by an Anonymous (unknown) artist painted about 1840-1850. Artists don’t always sign their paintings and there are many paintings by artists whose names we don’t know. This artist probably taught himself or herself to paint.

Question:

1. What colors or color plan did the artist use in the painting?
2. What shapes do you see being used and repeated this painting?

Respond by: August 22, 2008