Oysters

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Title

Oysters

Subject

oysters; still life; fork; lemon; container; plate; table

Description

This painting depicts a still life scene with several objects arranged horizontally on a wooden table. The leftmost object is a plate full of six oysters. In front of the plate is a fork that's angled towards the plate. Next to the fork are two empty oyster shells. Then behind the shells is a halved lemon. Additionally, there's also a small bowl of salt behind the lemon.

Creator

Edouard Manet (1832-1883)

Born: January 23, 1832 (Paris, France)
Died: April 30, 1883 (Paris, France)

Source

12718, Visual Resources Library, MS

Date

1862

Rights

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Relation

National Gallery of Art

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Format

Art form: Painting
Material: Oil on canvas
Size: 15 7/16 x 18 7/16 in. (39.2 x 46.8 cm); framed: 23 5/8 x 26 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (60 x 67.6 x 8.9 cm)

Language

French

Type

19th Century