# Still Life—Violin and Music

**William Michael Harnett** (after William M. Harnett (American, 1848–1892))  
1888  
Oil on canvas  
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.85. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10997).

## About this work

William Michael Harnett painted this in 1888, aged 40. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [William Michael Harnett](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/william-michael-harnett)

after William M. Harnett (American, 1848–1892)

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: American
- The artist was 40
- Real size: about 40 × 30 in (102 × 76 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 20 × 30 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Movement: [Realism](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/realism)
- Subjects: Music, Flutes, Violins, Still Life
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/826.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/826/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/still-life-violin-and-music-met-10997).