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Beer In Art #161: William Harnett’s Materials For A Leisure Hour

February 12, 2012 By Jay Brooks

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Today’s work of art is by the Irish-born artist William Michael Harnett known for his Trompe-l’œil still life paintings.

As Laurien Gilbert explains:

William Harnett emigrated from Ireland to the US during the potato famine. Working as an engraver during the day, he took night classes at art schools in Philadelphia and New York…evidently to great effect! His still lifes fall under the heading of American Realism. While he did paint the obligatory musical instruments, tankards, and hanging game, it was his interest in the unusual (horseshoes, books, bills), and the trompe l’oeil precision of his renderings, that made him special.

This painting, Materials For A Leisure Hour, was painted in 1879 and today hangs in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. And how could the materials for an hour of leisure not include a bottle of beer and a tankard for your beer.

Harnett-materials-for-leisure-hour

To learn more about Michael Harnett, check out his biography on Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica. You can also see more of his works on Athenaeum
ArtCyclopedia and the Artchive and WikiMedia.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Ireland, United States



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