Charles Alfred Meurer 1895 Still Life Oil Painting

Item Details

Charles Meurer (American; 1865 – 1955)
Untitled, 1895
Oil on canvas
SIgned “CA Meurer” to lower right
Dated to lower right

An oil painting on canvas of a still life by Ohio-based artist Charles Meurer (1865 – 1955), created in 1895. Featuring a food spread on a cloth-covered table, this work is signed and dated to the lower right. It is presented in a beveled frame with a faux grain finish.

Born in Germany to American parents, Charles Meurer was raised in Tennessee and eventually settled in Terrace Park, Ohio, where he maintained a studio until his death in 1955. He was proclaimed “the last living member of the great school of American Trompe L’oeil.” He had studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy under Frank Duveneck, as well as in France at the Academy Julian and Ecole des Beaux-Arts. However, it was seeing the work of Michael Harnett at the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition of 1886 that inspired his exploration of Trompe L’Oeil. His work My Passport, painted the year of Harnett’s death, won honorable mention at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair and established his national reputation.

Condition

- spots of accretion scattered throughout; small spots of paint loss scattered throughout painting; slight pigment fading; craquelure throughout; minor wear scattered throughout frame.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; canvas size measures approximately 24" W x 20" H.

Item #

18DCC800-406