Rare & Important 19th C Still Life With Strawberries By Artist - Joseph Decker - (1853-1924). In A Superb State Of Preservation Signed Lower Right: J. Decker Painted Circa: 1890''s Image Size 9 1/4'' X 12 1/4'' Gilt Wood Period Frame In A Letter Dated March 14th, 2002, Dr William H. Gerdts Writes, ''The Present Painting Is An Excellent Example Of The Kind Of Still Life In Which Decker Excelled In The 1890''s Interpreted In A Somewhat Painterly Mode With A Soft Luminosity Which Has Been Related To His Friendship With George Inness But Which Also, Of Course, Reflects The Tremendous Respect For The Still Lifes Of The French Eighteenth Century Still-Life Master, Chardin, Whose Influence Was Greatly Felt Both In France And In The United States.'' A Letter From Dr. Gerdts Will Accompany This Lot. Overall In A Superb State Of Preservation. Excellent Condition Period Gilt Wood Frame

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