Gallery of the Masters 
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
