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John Frederick Peto
1848-1892 America/Trompe L’oeil Painting
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Brief Biography-John Frederick Peto was a native of Pennsylvania, where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. William Harnett, whom he studied with, helped him with the technique of trompe l'oeil painting. Peto moved to New Jersey in 1889 and stayed there for the remainder of his days. He was unsuccessful as an artist, made a living as a part-time musician, and took in lodgers; however, he sold works at low prices to tourists. He mostly painted trompe l'oeil pictures of letter boards or racks. The paintings of the still-life artist Raphaelle Peale influenced him and William Harnett somewhat. |
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afternoon sailing
basket of
strawberries

candlestick pipe
and tobacco box

card rack
door with lanterns

farmers hat umbrella
and basket

fish house door
five dollar bill
gathering salt hay
hanging grapes
job lot cheap

jug books
and candle

lights of other days

nine book
old letter rack

old time letter rack
oranges wrapped
ordinary objects

pipe and violin

pistol gate latch
and powder horn

portrait of lincoln

rack picture for
william malcolm bunn

reminiscences of
1865

self portrait with
rack picture

smoking materials
and crackers

still with mug

students's materials

the arnold inkwell

the cup we
all race 4

the poor man's
store

toms river
