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John Thomson — Fruit
John Thomson

Fruit

1868

Simple abundance takes center stage in this carefully composed still life, revealing Thomson's ability to find artistic merit in everyday subjects during his ethnographic work.

Medium
Collotype, pl. XXIII from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume II" (1873)

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John Thomson, Fruit, 1868

Simple abundance takes center stage in this carefully composed still life, revealing Thomson's ability to find artistic merit in everyday subjects during his ethnographic work.

Medium
Collotype, pl. XXIII from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume II" (1873)
Year
1868
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

19th Century, Botanical, Documentary Photography, Fruit, Historical, Travel, British, Sepia Tones, Collotype, Still Life

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art