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The Old Violin is one of Harnett's most famous paintings. The subject is deceptively simple; a violin, a sheet of music, a small newspaper clipping, and a blue envelope are shown against a background formed by a green wooden door.

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About William Michael Harnett was born in Ireland in 1848. He emigrated to America with his family as a child. He was best known for painting groups of objects in dark tones and with precise detail. Most of his paintings include objects related to writing, reading, drinking, smoking, hunting and/or music.

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Artist Bibliography Biography Born in Clonakilty, Ireland, in 1848, William Michael Harnett was brought to Philadelphia as an infant by his immigrant parents, a shoemaker and a seamstress. After several years of Catholic schooling, he began to contribute to his family's support by selling newspapers and working as an errand boy.

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William Harnett American, 1848-1892 A Royal Dessert, 1881 oil on canvas, 23 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (59 x 49 cm). Art in the Netherlands flourished to an unprecedented degree, with the vast majority of collectors being individuals; even modest household had a few paintings. These new collectors sought a variety of paintings for their homes,.

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A Pageant of Painting from the National Gallery of Art. 2 vols. New York, 1966: 2:486, color repro. 1969 Frankenstein, Alfred. After the Hunt: William Harnett and Other American Still Life Painters 1870-1900. Rev. ed. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, 1969: 15, 84, 86, 178-179.

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William Harnett, (born Aug. 10, 1848, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ire.—died Oct. 29, 1892, New York, N.Y., U.S.), American still-life painter who was one of the masters of trompe l'oeil painting in the 19th century. Harnett, William: Still Life with Ginger Jar

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Overview Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Provenance Title: Still Life—Violin and Music Artist: William Michael Harnett (1848-1892) Date: 1888 Culture: American Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Credit Line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1963 Accession Number: 63.85

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William Michael Harnett (August 10, 1848 - October 29, 1892) was an American painter known for his trompe-l'œil still lifes of ordinary objects. Early life Harnett was born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland, during the time of the Great Famine. His father was a shoemaker. [1]

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William Michael Harnett American 1888 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774 Painted after Harnett's return from studies in Munich, this tabletop still life features objects more elegant than those featured in the artist's early still life of beer steins and pipes or books and inkwells.

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He died at the age of 44. The Met's show is organized by date, and it reveals a career of remarkable stylistic consistency. From his early paintings of fruit to later ones crowded with domestic.

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William Michael Harnett, The Old Violin, 1886, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mellon Scaife in honor of Paul Mellon, 1993.15.1 1 of 20 National Gallery of Art

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William Michael Harnett (August 10, 1848 - October 29, 1892) was an Irish-American painter known for his trompe-l'œil still lifes of ordinary objects. Harnett was born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland during the time of the potato famine. Shortly after his birth his family emigrated to America, settling in Philadelphia.

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In a departure from the fruits and vegetables Harnett painted at the outset of his career, this tabletop still life represents manufactured objects. The leather-bound volumes, stained ink bottle, and much-used quill pen show "the mellowing effect of age," which the artist praised in an undated interview.

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William Michael Harnett. American, born Ireland, 1848-1892. One of only three works William Michael Harnett painted in the year before his death, Just Dessert offers the viewer a display of foodstuffs sumptuously arranged on a marble surface. The traditional tabletop composition is one that Harnett often employed in his still lifes.

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Title: The Old Violin Creator: William Michael Harnett Date Created: 1886 Physical Dimensions: overall: 96.5 x 60 cm (38 x 23 5/8 in.) framed: 119.7 x 84.1 x 5.1 cm (47 1/8 x 33 1/8 x 2 in.)