# Still Life—Violin and Music, in Realism

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

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## The work

- Date: 1888
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.85
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[William Michael Harnett](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/william-michael-harnett), after William M. Harnett (American, 1848–1892)

2 works in the collection.

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