(American 1774-1825)
Still Life of Fruit, Pitcher and Pretzel, 1810, unsigned, inscribed in ink label verso "Painted by/Raphael(sic) Peale/Son of/Charles Willson Peale year 1810", also bears pencil inscription panel verso, and additional inscribed paper label, oil on panel, 11-5/8 x 13 in.; original gilt wood frame, 18 x 19 x 2-3/4 in.
Provenance: the artist; to his second son, Edmund Peale; to his daughter, Louisa Peale Grimmer; to her son, Charles Alfred Grimmer, Chattanooga, Tennessee; to his cousin, Grace Peale Martin, Santa Monica, California; to her niece, Adah Peale Stombaugh, until 1987; Private Collection
Exhibited: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York, 1988-89, Variations on a Theme: Still Life Painting in America; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York, 1991, Neo-Classicism in America: Inspiration and Innovation, 1810-1840; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 19, 1999-January 2, 2000, Silent Things, Secret Things: Still Life from Rembrandt to the Millennium; Debra Force Fine Art, New York, New York, 2000, Philadelphia: A Crossroads for American Art, 1750-2000; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York, March-April, 2003, Observation & Creation: 200 Years of the Still Life
Literature: Maria O’Donovan, ed., "Philadelphia Queensware," in Northeast Historical Archaeology 46 (2017), cover illus. in color; Rebecca L. White, "Finding Queensware in Art," in River Chronicles: The Journal of Philadelphia Waterfront Heritage and Archaeology 3 (2018), pp. 60,
illus. in color, pp. 61
Note: The attribution of the picture to Raphaelle Peale has been confirmed by Dr. William H. Gerdts.
the artist; to his second son, Edmund Peale; to his daughter, Louisa Peale Grimmer; to her son, Charles Alfred Grimmer, Chattanooga, Tennessee; to his cousin, Grace Peale Martin, Santa Monica, California; to her niece, Adah Peale Stombaugh, until 1987; Private Collection