Detail View: The AMICA Library: Still Life with Fruit
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.458.1915
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Preyer, Emilie
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1849 - 1930
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Biography:
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After an early training with her father, Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889), Emilie painted her first still life in 1867. She worked in the same meticulous technique, perhaps slightly less accomplished, as that of her father. For study purposes, she visited museums in Dresden, Antwerp, and the Netherlands. Her oeuvre consists mainly of still lifes of fruit, apart from several early floral still lifes, and numbers about two hundred fifty paintings, many of which have found homes in the United States.
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Birth Place:
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Düsseldorf, 6 June 1849
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Creator Death Place:
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Düsseldorf, 23 September 1930
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Emilie Preyer
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Title:
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Still Life with Fruit
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1873
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Creation Start Date:
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1873
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Creation End Date:
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1873
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on fabric
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 35cm x 46.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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458.1915
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Credit Line:
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Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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Inscriptions:
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Signed lower right corner: Emilie Preijer 1873
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Possibly S. V. Harkness, Cleveland (see note 8). H. B. Hurlbut, Cleveland. On permanent loan to the CMA in 1915.
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Context:
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This composition contains many elements that show Preyer's technical abilities. She convincingly rendered the various textures juxtaposed in this composition, such as the contrast between the white cloth and the polished marble table, and the reflecting surfaces of metal, water drops, and glass versus the delicate skin of peaches and grapes. The knife that appears to project out over the side of the table is an indicator of Preyer's familiarity with the tradition of Dutch still life painting.After early training with her father, Johann Wilhelm Preyer (1803-1889), Emilie Preyer painted her first still life in 1867. For study purposes, she visited museums in Dresden, Antwerp, and the Netherlands. She focused primarily on still lifes of fruit.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.458.1915.tif
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