Watermelon on a Plate

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.

Artist: Amerikanische Malerei 1849–1850
Date: mid 19th century
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45.7 × 61 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence: Public domain, CC0

Image description

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