Art, literature & history
Ripening Pears
c. 1884/1885
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 30.5 x 61 cm (12 x 24 in.) framed: 53.34 x 83.19 x 6.99 cm (21 x 32 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2004.29.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Joseph Decker. Ripening Pears. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Ripening Pears — Joseph Decker. c. 1884/1885.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 30.5 x 61 cm (12 x 24 in.) framed: 53.34 x 83.19 x 6.99 cm (21 x 32 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2004.29.1. Gift of Ann and Mark Kington/The Kington Foundation and the Avalon Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.