Still Life with Strawberries in a Compote
1865–70
Medium
Oil on board with gold leaf frame
Dimensions
Oval: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Carl S. Salmon Jr., 2004
Accession Number
2004.541.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Severin Roesen's *Still Life with Strawberries in a Compote* (1865–70) captures the lush abundance of mid-19-century American plenty in an oval oil-on-board composition framed in ornate gold leaf. The painting showcases ripe strawberries nestled in a comp, alongside glistening grapes and peaches, rendered with meticulous realism that invites viewers to almost taste their freshness. Roesen, a German immigrant who became a leading figure in American still-life painting, drew from European traditions like those of the Dutch masters, infusing his works with a sense of opulent harmony and trompe l'...