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Portrait of a Little Girl Picking Grapes

1840–50
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
Mid-nineteenth century portrait painters, both academic and untrained, often depicted girls picking grapes or other fruits or flowers. The formula was particularly popular with naive artists, with their tendency to revel in attributes and detail. The sitter's pose and setting are similar to those used in another painting of a girl picking berries (ill. in J. Lipman, "American Primitive Painting"), however neither work is signed or dated. The girl's costume appears to date from the 1840s.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Portrait of a Little Girl Picking Grapes
  • Date:
    1840–50
  • Culture:
    American
  • Medium:
    Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions:
    35 3/4 x 28 7/8 in. (91 x 73.3 cm)
  • Credit Line:
    Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1973
  • Object Number:
    1973.323.6
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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