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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. In Just Dessert, the exotic clashes with the quotidian—Maraschino liqueur, half a coconut, and Smyrna figs rest alongside a copper
pitcher, pewter tankard, and ginger jar. Small crumbs of cork are visible on the grapes and fig seeds are smashed on the side of the wooden box, indicating that the dessert has been eaten, as well as highlighting Harnett’s skillful renderings in trompe l’oeil (fool-the-eye) painting.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 68 × 56 Cm |
| Tags | still lifediningdrinking |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Private collection, Philadelphia
Private collection, Philadelphia
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Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/1399/art-and-appetite-american-painting-culture-and-cuisine"><em>Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine</em></a>, Nov. 10, 2013–Jan. 27, 2014...
Art Institute of Chicago, Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine, Nov. 10, 2013–Jan. 27, 2014, cat. 24; Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Feb. 22–May 18, 2014.
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Judith Barter et al., <em>Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine</em>, exh. cat.
Judith Barter et al., Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2013), 123–25, 223, cat. 24, fig. 19 (ill.).
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Julie L'Enfant, "Other Realities: The Art of Paul S. Kramer"
Julie L'Enfant, "Other Realities: The Art of Paul S. Kramer" (Afton Press, 2013), (ill.).
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4071/two-centuries-of-american-art-1750-1950"><em>Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950</em></a>, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960...
Art Institute of Chicago, Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].
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New York, M. Knoedler and Company, Apr–May 1958.
New York, M. Knoedler and Company, Apr–May 1958.
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Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest College, Ill., A Century of American Painting: Masterpieces Loaned by The Art Institute of Chicago, June 10–16, 1957, cat. 11.
Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest College, Ill., A Century of American Painting: Masterpieces Loaned by The Art Institute of Chicago, June 10–16, 1957, cat. 11.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpieces in The Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpieces in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Hillison and Etten Co., 1952).
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New York, Downtown Gallery, Harnett Centennial Exhibition, Apr. 13–May 1, 1948, cat. 18.
New York, Downtown Gallery, Harnett Centennial Exhibition, Apr. 13–May 1, 1948, cat. 18.
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Milwaukeee Art Institute, Nineteenth Century American Masters, Feb. 20–Mar. 28, 1948, no. 22, no cat.
Milwaukeee Art Institute, Nineteenth Century American Masters, Feb. 20–Mar. 28, 1948, no. 22, no cat.
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Wolfgang Born, Still Life Painting in America
Wolfgang Born, Still Life Painting in America (Oxford University Press, 1947), fig. 80.
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sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1942.
sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1942.
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Downtown Gallery, New York City, by 1942
Downtown Gallery, New York City, by 1942
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Alfred Frankenstein, After the Hunt, William Harnett and other American Still Life Painters, 1870–1900
Alfred Frankenstein, After the Hunt, William Harnett and other American Still Life Painters, 1870–1900 (University of California Press, 1953), 67, 92, 173–74, cat. 124.
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Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I
Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Art Institute of Chicago, 1998), 256–59, no. 125.
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Nagaoka, Japan, Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, <em>Shikago Bijutsukan Ten: Kindai Kaiga no 100–nen</em> [Masterworks of Modern Art from the Art Institute of Chicago], Apr. 20–May 29, 1994, cat.; Nagoya...
Nagaoka, Japan, Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Shikago Bijutsukan Ten: Kindai Kaiga no 100–nen [Masterworks of Modern Art from the Art Institute of Chicago], Apr. 20–May 29, 1994, cat.; Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, June 10–July 24, 1994; Yokohama Museum of Art, Aug. 6–Sept. 25, 1994.
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Doreen Bolger, Marc Simpson, and John Wilmerding, William M. Harnett
Doreen Bolger, Marc Simpson, and John Wilmerding, William M. Harnett (Abrams, 1992), 82, 166, 187, 189, 219, pl. 47.
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New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Still–Life Paintings of William M. Harnett, Mar. 16–June 14, 1992; Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum, July 17– Oct. 18, 1992, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Nov. 14, 1992–Feb. 14, 1993...
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Still–Life Paintings of William M. Harnett, Mar. 16–June 14, 1992; Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum, July 17– Oct. 18, 1992, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Nov. 14, 1992–Feb. 14, 1993, Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, Mar. 14–June 13, 1993.
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David Hanks, “American Paintings at The Art Institute of Chicago, Part II, The Nineteenth Century,” Magazine Antiques 104, 5
David Hanks, “American Paintings at The Art Institute of Chicago, Part II, The Nineteenth Century,” Magazine Antiques 104, 5 (Nov. 1973), 895–905 (ill.).
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John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago (Abrams, 1970), 107 (ill.).
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 1968), 216, 386 (ill.).
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago, 1961), 210 (ill.).
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