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Ad Code: 3
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from Auction House Records.
Still Life with Vase, Fruit
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A still life painter from Philadelphia, Joseph Ord is credited as being a key figure in making still life a sought-after subject by American artists and bridging the more controlled manner of the Peales and the lush renderings of Severin Roesen and John Francis.
Ord's still life paintings were unique in that the still life was the sole focus of the painting rather than an accessory to other subjects. His paintings tend to be complex with many objects at opposing angles to each other and (showing 500 of 889 characters). |
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