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Still Life

c. 1924

Preston Dickinson

(American, 1891–1930)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 75.5 x 91 x 5.5 cm (29 3/4 x 35 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 61.2 x 76.5 cm (24 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1926.1664
Public Domain
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Did You Know?

Commonly thought to be vegetables, eggplants are technically berries.

Description

Preston Dickinson’s composition presents a seemingly casual arrangement of eggplants and lemons amid a tabletop setting with a bowl, knife, and napkins. A loosely corked bottled beverage stands at left, and a lightly sketched chairback occupies an otherwise empty background.
A horizontally oriented oil painting in muted browns and grays depicts a still life on a dark table. At left stands a tall brown bottle with a white label. A large white bowl tilts forward, holding dark purple fruit, a lemon, and green leaves. A navy blue cloth drapes around the bowl, and a knife rests on a patterned cloth to the right. Bare chair slats rise behind against a gray wall.

Still Life

c. 1924

Preston Dickinson

(American, 1891–1930)
America

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