John La FargeAmerican, 1835–1910Fish (Decorative Panel)
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Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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About the painting
In 1864, Boston architect Henry Van Brunt commissioned John La Farge to paint a series of decorative panels to adorn the dining room of a prominent local builder. This striking still life hails from that commission. With itsaqueous subject, tight, asymmetrical composition, and gold ground, the painting reflects the artist’s lifelong interest in Japanese woodcuts and screen painting. La Farge avidly collected Japanese prints, traveled to Japan in 1886, and later published a book about his journey.
Harvard Art Museums
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1943.138
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- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
