William Michael Harnett [Old Models] 1892

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◧ Artist: William Michael Harnett (1848 - 1892)
◧ Country: USA 
◧ Title: [Old Models]      
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas  
◧ Painting Size: 138.11 x 71.75 cm (54 3/8" x 28 1/4")

◧ Museum: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA 
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◧ County of Stamp Issue: USA
◧ Date of Issue: December 3, 1969
◧ Face Value: 6 Cents
◧ Issued as a part of "American Painting"


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[Old Models] is one of Harnett’s best compositions, representative of his trompe l’oeil (fool the eye) style and his typical subject matter. Harnett created the painting for display in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, a great world’s fair to be held in Chicago. 

To ensure that his work would be noticed, he selected a large vertical canvas and composed a monumental still life that he crafted with brilliant technical virtuosity. Instruments, sheet music, and books—emblems of civilized leisure activities—are bathed in a golden light evoking such old masters as Rembrandt.(excerpt from the painting description from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

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