Watermelon and Grapes

Provenance

William H. Gerdts [1929-2020], New York, by at least 1965;[1] gift 2018 to NGA. [1] Gerdts lent the painting to a circa 1965 exhibition at the American Federation of the Arts in New York; per documentation provided by Abigail Booth Gerdts, in NGA curatorial files.

Watermelon and Grapes

Francis, John F.

1863

Accession Number

2018.44.6

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall (oval): 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.) | framed: 49.53 × 57.15 × 9.53 cm (19 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts