Leigh Palmer, Striped Tablecloth with Two Apples, 1983, oil on linen, 36 1⁄8 x 50 in. (91.8 x 127.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.69
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Striped Tablecloth with Two Apples
- Artist
- Date
- 1983
- Location
- Dimensions
- 36 1⁄8 x 50 in. (91.8 x 127.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on linen
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Architecture Interior — domestic — dining room
- Object — other — linens
- Landscape — phenomenon — light
- Object — fruit — apple
- Object — furniture — chest
- Object Number
- 1986.6.69
Artwork Description
In this interior view the play of light enlivens the image, transforming an everyday still life into something much more animated. The bright reds and greens of the fruit appear to echo throughout the painting, from the richly mottled floor and wall to the wooden chair, glowing in the sunlight. Leigh Palmer painted the two apples in such detail that they appear three-dimensional, as if we can reach forward and take one from the sun-soaked table.