William Michael Harnett (1848 - 1892)

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William Michael Harnett

William Michael Harnett was an American painter of the second half of the 19th century. He became known as a master of still life. William Harnett was famous for his pictures of deception with extremely accurate depictions of everyday objects, which the viewer often could not distinguish from real things.

William Harnett, unlike most of his colleagues, never sought fame and popularity, so he forever remained faithful to the still life genre he had chosen as a young artist. His biography is a typical example of a successful career of a self-taught artist without academic education.

Harnett's best masterpieces are now preserved in museums in the United States.

Date and place of birt:10 august 1848, Clonakilty, Ireland
Date and place of death:29 october 1892, New York City, USA
Nationality:Ireland, USA
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Still life
Art style:Realism

Creators Ireland

Mildred Anne Butler (1858 - 1941)
Mildred Anne Butler
1858 - 1941
Francis Joseph O'Meara (1853 - 1888)
Francis Joseph O'Meara
1853 - 1888
Sean Scully (1945)
Sean Scully
1945
Sarah Purser (1848 - 1943)
Sarah Purser
1848 - 1943
Roderick O'Conor (1860 - 1940)
Roderick O'Conor
1860 - 1940
Katherine Swift (1956 - 2004)
Katherine Swift
1956 - 2004
Charles Jervas (1675 - 1739)
Charles Jervas
1675 - 1739
John Hogan (1800 - 1858)
John Hogan
1800 - 1858
William Wills (1828 - 1891)
William Wills
1828 - 1891
John Behan (1938)
John Behan
1938
Dermod O'Brien (1865 - 1945)
Dermod O'Brien
1865 - 1945
James Ward (1851 - 1924)
James Ward
1851 - 1924
Les Levine (1935)
Les Levine
1935
Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852 - 1936)
Phoebe Anna Traquair
1852 - 1936
Sean Keating (1889 - 1977)
Sean Keating
1889 - 1977
James Latham (1696 - 1747)
James Latham
1696 - 1747

Creators Realism

Pieter Arnout Dijxhoorn (1810 - 1839)
Pieter Arnout Dijxhoorn
1810 - 1839
Wilhelm Carl Räuber (1849 - 1926)
Wilhelm Carl Räuber
1849 - 1926
Kaspar Jacob Strickler (1906 - 1976)
Kaspar Jacob Strickler
1906 - 1976
Gabdulla Muhamedgarifovich (Abdulla) Tukayev (Tuqay) (1886 - 1913)
Gabdulla Muhamedgarifovich (Abdulla) Tukayev (Tuqay)
1886 - 1913
Nikolai Ivanovich Volynets (1921 - 2003)
Nikolai Ivanovich Volynets
1921 - 2003
Robert Edge Pine (1730 - 1788)
Robert Edge Pine
1730 - 1788
Domenico Morelli (1826 - 1901)
Domenico Morelli
1826 - 1901
Felix Meseck (1883 - 1955)
Felix Meseck
1883 - 1955
Gustave Achille Guillaumet (1840 - 1887)
Gustave Achille Guillaumet
1840 - 1887
Carl Haver (1859 - 1924)
Carl Haver
1859 - 1924
Nikolai Kornilievich Bodarevsky (1850 - 1921)
Nikolai Kornilievich Bodarevsky
1850 - 1921
Carl Ernst Forberg (1844 - 1915)
Carl Ernst Forberg
1844 - 1915
Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas (1832 - 1908)
Johannes Hubertus Leonardus de Haas
1832 - 1908
Friedrich Coubillier (1869 - 1953)
Friedrich Coubillier
1869 - 1953
Arthur Merric Boyd (1862 - 1940)
Arthur Merric Boyd
1862 - 1940
Friedrich Wachenhusen (1859 - 1925)
Friedrich Wachenhusen
1859 - 1925
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