Lot 48
  • 48

John Haberle 1856-1933

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • John Haberle
  • Basket of Purple Grapes with Four Apples
  • signed Haberle, l.r.
  • oil on canvas, unframed
  • 10 1/2 by 15 3/4 in.
  • 26.7 by 40 in.
  • Painted circa 1890

Provenance

By descent in the family of the artist's wife to the present owner

Condition

Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: appears to be in original condition; three small holes, lower center; scattered craquelure with stretcher marks--some blistering in the red pigments of the apples (varnish is a bit shinier here than elsewhere) ; a few tiny, scattered losses UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
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Catalogue Note

Because of increasing eye strain caused by Haberle's precise trompe l'oeil painting, he began to use looser brushwork as in the present work during the 1890s.  He probably produced a number of similar, small still-life paintings which could be painted quickly and sold at reasonable prices.  This impressionistic style was called "broad work" at the time.  Many Haberle paintings in this style are still unlocated.  The bright, sunny highlights suggest that the work may have been painted outdoors.

We are grateful to Gertrude Grace Sill for her help in cataloguing this lot.