Wassermelone auf einem Teller

Amerikanische Malerei 1849–1850, mid 19th century

This painting shows a sliced watermelon on a white plate. The watermelon has red-pink flesh dotted with black seeds and smaller white seeds and surrounded by a dark green rind. Half of the watermelon is intact on the right, while the other half has been cut up in sections of different sizes on the left. The surface under the plate is gray with black shadows, and the background is gray.
Künstler
Amerikanische Malerei 1849–1850
Datierung
mid 19th century
Gattung
Gemälde
Technik
Öl auf Leinwand
Maße
45,7 × 61 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

This painting shows a sliced watermelon on a white plate. The watermelon has red-pink flesh dotted with black seeds and smaller white seeds and surrounded by a dark green rind. Half of the watermelon is intact on the right, while the other half has been cut up in sections of different sizes on the left. The surface under the plate is gray with black shadows, and the background is gray.

Amerikanische Malerei 1849–1850