Lot 31: Joseph Decker (1853-1924)

Grapes on a White Table Cloth oil on canvas
painted circa 1890-1895

9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.5 cm)

The Sinclair family (descendants of the artist)
Schoelkopf Galleries, New York
Robert Weinmann III, Clinton, Connecticut
Alfred Morris, Jr., Seekonk, Massachusetts
Private Collection

Exhibited
New York, Coe Kerr Gallery, Joseph Decker, Still Lifes, Landscapes, and Images of Youth, May 17-June 11, 1988 (illustrated, pl. VII as “Grapes”)

Literature
Helen A. Cooper, “The Rediscovery of Joseph Decker,” The American Art Journal, May 1978, pp. 55-71
William Gerdts, Joseph Decker Still Lifes, Landscapes, and Images of Youth, exh. cat., New York, Coe Kerr Gallery, May 1988 (illustrated, pl. VII)
Paul Richards, “The Fruits of His Labors: Joseph Decker Discovering a Master at the NGA,” Washington Post, December 1, 1994