Just Dessert

William Michael Harnett, 1891

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Just Dessert, 1891. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 56.6 × 68 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Realism

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Museum title: Just Dessert
Artist: William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)
Date: 1891
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 56.6 × 68 cm (22 1/4 × 26 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Friends of American Art Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1848–1892

Realism c. 1840–late 1800s

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