Description: VINTAGE 19TH C. FRUIT STILL LIFE BY IMPORTANT EARLY ILLINOIS ARTIST, C P REAM (1837-1917). IMAGE SIZE 11 X 16, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT. GOOD CONDITION Painting has been re lined. Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Carducius Ream lived in New York and Cincinnati before settling in Chicago (1878) where he became that city's most famous still-life painter, known especially for his depictions of fruit. Typically his work featured table-top studies of fruit placed near or in a china dish or glass. He also painted fruit on the vine or freshly picked from the tree. In addition to fruit still lifes he painted landscapes, figures, and portraits.Ream began to paint early in his career, and his work was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art in London. Ream studied abroad in London, Paris, and Munich as well as in New York. His painting "Just Gathered" was the first picture by a Chicago artist to be included in the permanent collection of the Art Institute.He enjoyed a prosperous career during his lifetime and exhibited at renowned venues such as the Brooklyn Art Association (1872-1879), the Royal Academy London (1892, 1898); and the Art Institute of Chicago (1894-1909, 1909 solo show, 1910-1917). Ream's fruit pictures were reproduced as chromolithographs by Louis Prang & Company and advertised as "dining-room pictures".
Price: 2250 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2024-11-24T14:18:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Multi-Piece Work
Artist: CARDUCIUS PLANTAGENET REAM
Signed By: CARDUCIUS PLANTAGENET REAM
Size: Medium
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Region of Origin: US
Framing: Framed
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30")
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Framed/Unframed: Framed
Year of Production: 1880-1910
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Style: Still Life, Traditional
Painting Surface: CANVAS
Features: Framed, Signed
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
Signed: Yes
Color: Multi-Color
Period: Art Nouveau (1880-1920)
Material: Oil
Subject: Fruit, Still Life
Type: Painting
Signed?: Signed
Original/Reproduction: Original
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
