Still Life & Trompe L'oeil

Question 1

Trompe L’oeil

Answer 1

“to fool the eye”, committment to realism, form of eye deceiving still life, usually well worn items of everyday life, illusions

small brushstrokes create 3-dimensional quality, questions about perception and art’s power of illusion

concerns about painted money, counterfeiting

more of an amusement than artistic endeavor

Question 2

Answer 2

William Michael Harnett

The Artist’s Letter Rack

1879

Question 3

Answer 3

William Michael Harnett

Still Life Violin and Music

1888

Question 4

Answer 4

William Michael Harnett

New York Daily News

1888

Question 5

Answer 5

John Frederick Peto

Office Board

1885

memories, clues to cluture of the time, popular songs, articles

Question 6

Answer 6

John Frederick Peto

The Old Cremona

1890

tokens of nostalgia, elements of decay

Question 7

Answer 7

John Frederick Peto

Old Souvenirs

1890

work re-touched with Harnett’s signature

rack painting

Question 8

Answer 8

John Haberle

A Bachelor’s Drawer

1890

many puns, masculine world, tiny self portrait, articles of his success

very detailed - went blind later, legible text