The Wealth of Autumn

Andrew John Henry Way, The Wealth of Autumn, 1869, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.47
Andrew John Henry Way, The Wealth of Autumn, 1869, oil on canvas, 34 1⁄8 x 27 in. (86.7 x 68.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.47
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Artwork Details

Title
The Wealth of Autumn
Artist
Date
1869
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
34 1⁄8 x 27 in. (86.7 x 68.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — season — autumn
  • Still life — fruit — grape
  • Allegory — season — autumn
  • Still life — fruit — melon
  • Still life — fruit — peach
Object Number
1984.47
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.47

Artwork Description

Andrew John Henry Way created a dramatic setting for this still life. Cupids dance on the pedestal below the arrangement of fruit, and above the still life is an urn surrounded by dense foliage and trees. The succulent peaches and glistening grapes announce the abundance of the season, and the idyllic landscape to the left is a reminder of the fertile autumn soil. Way trained in Florence and fell in love with the colors and varieties of Tuscan grapes that populated the countryside. His still-life scenes were immensely popular among his Baltimore patrons.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Seneca Ray Stoddard, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, ca. 1889, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.175
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Artist
Dateca. 1889
albumen silver print
Not on view
Seneca Ray Stoddard, The Antlers, Open Camp, Raquette Lake, ca. 1889, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.176
The Antlers, Open Camp, Raquette Lake
Artist
Dateca. 1889
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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