BASKETS BY HARRIETTE HARRA OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS
Up for sale is a very rare vintage oil painting on canvas by mid century American artist Harriette Harra titled Baskets. Only once in a great while does Harra’s work come for auction. Harriette Harra is famously known for her still lifes. This oil on canvas features two very distinctive wicker baskets with a fall leaf in the foreground and green painted planks in the background. Here Harra selectively highlighted the central core of her painting with colors that are rich with warm yellow gold, oranges, browns and greens giving it a feeling of autumn. The heavy modeling, solid brushstrokes, and paint layering on the weaving of the woven baskets give it added texture and fall colors give the composition a density and dynamism that a more realistic still life could never possess. Harra reinforced the rustic country effect by bringing her forms close to the picture plane and by compressing the space between the various elements.
Painting Documentation
Artist: Harriette Harra
Title: Baskets
Signature: Bottom Right
Creation Date: Late 1950’s
Image Dimensions: 38 X 15
Frame Dimensions: 39.25 X 16.25
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Condition Art: Original Condition Unaltered. Due to age this oil painting has some fine hairline *craquelure and wear Please see photos for condition. Condition is consistent with age.
Condition Frame: Solid Wood, Scrape or wear on top left of the frame. Overall in very good condition considering age. Fram backed with paper.
Notes: *Craquelure . Sometimes older oil paintings have a surface with a fine pattern of hairline cracks. These are known as 'craquelure' and have been caused by the ageing process of the paint. This is due to an old style of canvas and depending on the style and era of the artwork can appear in different patterns.
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