Twenty Dollar Bill
Type:Painting
Year:1889
Size:24.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
John Frederick Peto ART FOR SALE
1854 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1907 Island Heights, New Jersey. Known for: Trompe still life, marine and portrait painting.
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except... Read full biography
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen... Read full biography
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen years he contributed works to its annual exhibitions. While as the Academy he was influenced by classmate William Harnett, "trompe l'oeil" painter. In contrast to Harnett, he painted commonplace subjects... Read full biography
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen years he contributed works to its annual exhibitions. While as the Academy he was influenced by classmate William Harnett, "trompe l'oeil" painter. In contrast to Harnett, he painted commonplace subjects that were in disorder and ramschackled. From 1879 to 1889 Peto tried to live the life of a professional artist by maintaining a studio in Philadelphia. However he was not very successful because he often painted objects that were perceived as ugly... Read full biography
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen years he contributed works to its annual exhibitions. While as the Academy he was influenced by classmate William Harnett, "trompe l'oeil" painter. In contrast to Harnett, he painted commonplace subjects that were in disorder and ramschackled. From 1879 to 1889 Peto tried to live the life of a professional artist by maintaining a studio in Philadelphia. However he was not very successful because he often painted objects that were perceived as ugly and not the pleasing subjects the public wanted. He found he made more money by playing the cornet. In 1887... Read full biography
John Frederick Peto - Art for Sale (3 available)
Still Life of Umbrella, Carpetbag and Hat
Type:Painting
Year:circa 1900
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
The artist, Helen Serrill Peto Smiley, Island Heights, New Jersey, daughter of the artist Private collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina, by descent from above Thomas Colville Fine Art, Guilford, Connecticut Max N. Berry, New York
Still Life with Wine and Orange
Type:Painting
Year:1903
Size:9.00" x 6.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
This painting is included in our upcoming catalog of American paintings. Please call the gallery to receive a copy of the catalog.