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Jan 8, 1830 - Feb 18, 1902. German-American painter.

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Here are all the paintings of William Michael Harnett 01

ID Painting  Oil Pantings, Sorted from A to Z     Painting Description
79143 A Smoke Backstage William Michael Harnett A Smoke Backstage A Smoke Backstage, oil on canvas painting by William Michael Harnett, 1877, cyf
79844 A Smoke Backstage William Michael Harnett A Smoke Backstage oil on canvas painting by William Michael Harnett, 1877, cyf
31929 After the Hunt William Michael Harnett After the Hunt mk77 1885 Oil on canvas 71 1/2x48 1/2in
82832 After the Hunt William Michael Harnett After the Hunt 1883(1883) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 52 1/2" x 36" cyf
83811 After the Hunt William Michael Harnett After the Hunt 1883(1883) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 52 1/2" x 36" cyf
82529 Attention, Company William Michael Harnett Attention, Company Attention, Company!, 1878, Oil on canvas Date 1878 cjr
4060 Bankers Table William Michael Harnett Bankers Table   
24291 Charles II (mk25 William Michael Harnett Charles II (mk25 1661
85994 Company William Michael Harnett Company 1878, Oil on canvas cyf
45390 Die alte Schranktur William Michael Harnett Die alte Schranktur mk181 1889 Ol auf Leinwand 156.2x104.1cm
45389 Dinge fur eine Mubestunde William Michael Harnett Dinge fur eine Mubestunde mk181 1879 Ol auf Leinwand 38x51.5cm
86954 Job Lot Cheap William Michael Harnett Job Lot Cheap Date 1878(1878) Medium Oil on canvas cjr
91691 Job Lot Cheap William Michael Harnett Job Lot Cheap 1878(1878) Medium oil on canvas cyf
4063 Just Desserts William Michael Harnett Just Desserts   
30841 Munich Still Life William Michael Harnett Munich Still Life mk68 Oil on canvas Newark Newark Museum 1884 USA
88393 Munich Still Life William Michael Harnett Munich Still Life 1882(1882) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 62.5 x 76.4 cm cjr
88397 Munich Still Life William Michael Harnett Munich Still Life 1882(1882) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 62.5 x 76.4 cm cjr
4061 Music and Literature William Michael Harnett Music and Literature 1878
4062 Old Models William Michael Harnett Old Models   
4067 Philadelphia Public Ledger William Michael Harnett Philadelphia Public Ledger 1880
39289 Still Life with Letter to Mr.Clarke William Michael Harnett Still Life with Letter to Mr.Clarke mk146 1879 Oil on canvas
4064 Still Life with Pipe and Tobacco William Michael Harnett Still Life with Pipe and Tobacco   
71459 Still Life with Three Castles Tobacco William Michael Harnett Still Life with Three Castles Tobacco ca. 1880(1880) Oil on canvas 27.3 x 38.1 cm (10.75 x 15 in)
72615 Still Life with Three Castles Tobacco William Michael Harnett Still Life with Three Castles Tobacco Date ca. 1880(1880) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 27.3 X 38.1 cm (10.75 X 15 in) cyf
39085 Still life with Three Tobacco William Michael Harnett Still life with Three Tobacco mk140 1880 Oil on canvas 27.3x38.1cm
4065 Still Life with Turnips William Michael Harnett Still Life with Turnips 1883
4066 The Faithful Colt William Michael Harnett The Faithful Colt 1890
4059 The Old Cremona William Michael Harnett The Old Cremona   
90759 With the William Michael Harnett With the 1890(1890) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 14 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (36.2 x 51.4 cm) cjr

William Michael Harnett
1851-1892 Harnett was born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland during the time of the potato famine. Shortly after his birth his family emigrated to America, settling in Philadelphia. Becoming a United States citizen in 1868, he made a living as a young man by engraving designs on table silver, while also taking night classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later, in New York, at Cooper Union and at the National Academy of Design. His first known oil painting, a still life, dates from 1874. The style of trompe l'oeil painting that Harnett developed was distinctive and inspired many imitators, but it was not without precedent. A number of 17th century Dutch painters, Pieter Claesz. for instance, had specialized in tabletop still life of astonishing verisimilitude. Raphaelle Peale, working in Philadelphia in the early 19th century, pioneered the form in America. What sets Harnett's work apart, besides his enormous skill, is his interest in depicting objects not usually made the subject of a painting. Harnett painted musical instruments, hanging game, and tankards, but also painted the unconventional Golden Horseshoe (1886), a single rusted horseshoe shown nailed to a board. He painted a casual jumble of second-hand books set on top of a crate, Job Lot, Cheap (1878), as well as firearms and even paper currency. His works sold well, but they were more likely to be found hanging in a tavern or a business office than in a museum, as they did not conform to contemporary notions of high art. Harnett spent the years 1880?C1886 in Europe, staying in Munich from 1881 until early 1885. Harnett's best-known paintings, the four versions of After The Hunt, were painted between 1883 and 1885. Each is an imposing composition of hunting equipment and dead game, hanging on a door with ornate hinges at the right and keyhole plate at the left. These paintings, like the horseshoe or currency depictions mentioned earlier, are especially effective as trompe l'oeil because the objects occupy a shallow space, meaning that the illusion is not spoiled by parallax shift if the viewer moves. Overall, Harnett's work is most comparable to that of the slightly younger John F. Peto. The two artists knew each other, and a comparison can be made between two paintings featuring violins. Harnett's Music and Good Luck from 1888 shows the violin hanging upright on a door with ornate hinges and with a slightly torn piece of sheet music behind it. The elements are arranged in a stable, deliberate manner. Peto's 1890 painting shows the violin hanging askew, as well as chipped and worn, with one string broken. The sheet music is dog-eared and torn around the edges, and placed haphazardly behind the instrument. The hinges are less ornate, and one is broken. Harnett's objects show signs of use but are well preserved, while Peto's more humble objects are nearly used up. Crippling rheumatism plagued Harnett in his last years, reducing the number but not the quality of his paintings. He died in New York City in 1892. Other artists who painted similar compositions in Harnett's wake include his contemporary John Haberle and successors such as Otis Kaye and Jefferson David Chalfant.
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