Upset

Every one of these peaches has a flaw, and one is even split open. They lie on the ground, not on a clean table. These “ugly” details made the work controversial in its day. Even though we think of beauty in still-life as perfect arrangements of idealized fruit and flowers, Joseph Decker saw beauty in how things actually are. He was influenced by the well-known English writer John Ruskin who said, “Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.”

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Про цей твір

Назва: Upset
Автор: joseph decker
Рік: 1884
Початкові розміри: 30.0 x 55.0 cm
Формат: Panoramic
Статус авторського права: Общедоступне надбання
Де можна побачити: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Відтінок кольору: Ochre to Sepia
Сприйнята яскравість: shadow