My 20 Links p. 7 - William Michael Harnett

These images are from Harnett's 1870 sketchbook.

Sketchbook, graphite, 1870, William Michael Harnett

Sketchbook, graphite, 1870, William Michael Harnett

Sketchbook, graphite, 1870, William Michael Harnett

Sketchbook, 1870
Physical Details: 1 v. : graphite ; 14 x 19 cm.
Creator: William Michael Harnett, artist

Description: 15 p. There are sketches on many of the pages’ versos and on the inside of both the front and back covers. Entire book is dedicated to sketches of decorative patterns for silver flatware. In addition, there are 3 studies of heads on the inside of the back cover.
Condition: Front and back covers have almost separated from sketchbook. Pages are becoming brittle and are starting to become unbound. Water stains are apparent on the front cover and throughout the sketchbook.

Forms part of: William Harnett sketches 1870

Citation: Sketchbook, 1870. William Harnett sketches, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/images/detail/sketchbook-3372

Harnett was however a painter, specifically he painted Trompe l'oeil paintings.

Still Life with Bust of Dante, Oil on panel, 1883, William Michael Harnett, American 1848-1892 currently housed at the High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia

There is a direct correlation between the sketchbook images and the type of painting the artist did particularly in the door hinges and tapestry designs.