William A. Mitchell, 1879 - Rack Picture for Dr. Nones - fine art print

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This type of trompe l’oeil (fools the eye) painting simulates an old-fashioned bulletin board that held important, yet ephemeral documents like letters and newspaper clippings under strips of ribbon. Such “rack picture” still lifes functioned as biographical portraits, in this case for Dr. Samuel Smith Nones, the prominent Philadelphia dentist who commissioned this work. Adjacent to the central letter to Dr. S. S. Nones are envelopes addressed to medical colleagues and one to Nones’s brother. The painting’s illusionistic fragments cleverly define the dentist’s professional and personal identity, narrating a rich tale of camaraderie and achievement for an inner circle of viewers. William A. Mitchell, the father of the youngest dentist in the group, likely executed the composition.

Overview

Rack Picture for Dr. Nones was created by the American artist William A. Mitchell. The more than 140 years old original was made with the size: 45,7 × 37,8 cm (17 1/4 × 14 1/8 in) and was painted with the technique of oil on canvas. Nowadays, the work of art can be viewed in in the Art Institute Chicago's collection, which is located in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. This modern art masterpiece, which is in the public domain is supplied with courtesy of Art Institute Chicago. The creditline of the artwork is: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Wacker Jr. Endowment Fund; through prior gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Abby Louise Spencer Eddy. What is more, the alignment is in portrait format with a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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