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The Old Violin 1886 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | ated by showing signs of wear and age throughout the painting. Even the songs, one from Bellini's La Sonnambula, and the other the popular song "Helas, Quelle Douleur," are concerned with temporal change. But it is the violin itself, now mute, but worn with use and still dusted with rosin, that speaks most evocatively of past pleasures. | GA | Anonymous | |
The Banker's Table 1877 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
The Artist's Letter Rack 1879 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
Still Life with Violin 1885 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | Anonymous | ||
Still Life - Violin and Music 1888 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
Still Life 1888 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
Old Models 1892 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | Anonymous | ||
New York Daily News 1888 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | Anonymous | ||
My Gems 1888 National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. | GA | Anonymous | ||
Munich Still Life 1882 Dallas Museum of Art Dallas, TX | This still life is full of the everyday objects William Harnett would have known during his student days in Germany.The painting displays the meticulously detailed realism that marked Harnett's brief career. In the late 19th century, trompe l'oeil ("fool the eye") still lifes such as this were enormously popular with collectors and the public. | GA | Anonymous |
- William Michael Harnett