Munich Still Life

William Michael Harnett

1882

Oil on canvas

Dallas Museum of Art

This still life is full of the everyday objects William Harnett would have known during his student days in Germany.The painting displays the meticulously detailed realism that marked Harnett's brief career. In the late 19th century, trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) still lifes such as this were enormously popular with collectors and the public. This still life is full of the everyday objects William Harnett would have known during his student days in Germany.The painting displays the meticulously detailed realism that marked Harnett's brief career. In the late 19th century, trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) still lifes such as this were eno