"Banquet in Silence" is a 1930s painting by Marsden Hartley. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Early history and creation

The painting was created in 1935–1936 and is composed of oil paint on canvas board.[2]

Later history and display

The artwork was given by Marsden Hartley to Georgia O'Keeffe who then donated it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Description

The work depicts a banquet plate with fish and unidentified fruit on it.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Banquet in Silence". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  2. ^ Art and appetite : American painting, culture, and cuisine. Barter, Judith A., 1951-, Madsen, Annelise K., Oehler, Sarah Kelly., Roberts, Ellen E., Art Institute of Chicago. (First ed.). Chicago. 10 December 2013. ISBN 9780300196238. OCLC 854848145.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Sims, Lowery Stokes; Rewald, Sabine; Lieberman, William S; American Federation of Arts (1996). Still life: the object in American art, 1915-1995 : selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Rizzoli. OCLC 604564401.