Radiant 19th Century Oil on Canvas Still Life, Pile of Fruit on Stool illusion drawing 3" x 2 3/16" x

3" x 2 3/16" x 1 1/8" t

With a sad and a gay face

which they speculate might pre-date the 1880s craze for it

I have searched a bunch and not found another set like these (I would buy them up if I could find them)

Radiant 19th Century Oil on Canvas Still Life, Pile of Fruit on Stool illusion drawing 3" x 2 3/16" xI shot this large ish 19th c. oil on canvas still life in two different lighting conditions to try to give a good sense; the tone of the ground shifts a bit depending, but either way it seems lit by an internal light; that watermelon, especially, is just radiant! I love an old still life painting of fruit s in many forms, but especially love how this arrangement watermelon, peaches, plums, pears and grapes, I believe are so compactly arranged in a