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Botanical watercolor drawing of three fruits in vertical orientation, one above the other: a lemon, grapefruit, and pipona.

At the top, a yellow lemon, stem attached, with leaf sticks that up to the right. The lemon’s pronounced pointy end faces top left. Its smooth textured surface is interrupted by small circular spots around the surface.　The grapefruit in the middle is composed the same way. It’s bumpy in texture and colors vary from light yellow to dark orange, with some green veins. The third fruit sits at center bottom, no leaf or stem, is horizontal oblong in shape, like a small yellow pumpkin or gourd. Pronounced shadows give everything dimensionality. Manuscript of Latin names in the lower left.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
4.1965.10
People
Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Josef Abel, Austrian (1764 - 1818)
Title
Plant Study: Sweet Lemon; Grapefruit; Pipona
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
Austrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312051

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
37 x 23.5 cm (14 9/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: J GLAU

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from the Collection of Edouard Sandoz
Object Number
4.1965.10
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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