Lot Essay
"Eleme" is a nineteenth-century term referring to hand-picked figs of superior quality that were often neatly packed in boxes as depicted in the present example.
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Eleme Figs and Newspaper
Details
WILLIAM MICHAEL HARNETT (1848-1892)
Eleme Figs and Newspaper
signed with initials in monogram and dated 'WM Harnett/1876' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm.)
Painted in 1876.
Eleme Figs and Newspaper
signed with initials in monogram and dated 'WM Harnett/1876' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm.)
Painted in 1876.
Provenance
The artist.
(Probably) Mr. Gilbert, Grand Rapids, Michigan, acquired from the above.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 16 October 1974, lot 31.
Private collection, New York, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1987.
(Probably) Mr. Gilbert, Grand Rapids, Michigan, acquired from the above.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 16 October 1974, lot 31.
Private collection, New York, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 1987.
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